Purdue Boilermakers vast receiver Arhmad Department (6) talks to Purdue Boilermakers offensive coordinator Graham Harrell Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, throughout Purdue soccer follow at Bimel Outside Observe Advanced in West Lafayette, Ind. Purdue head coach Ryan Walters wanted simply three video games to know he wanted to make a change.
On Sunday, he made that change, firing offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Graham Harrell.
“Selections like this are by no means straightforward,” Walters stated in an announcement. “After evaluating our begin to the season, I felt that it was finest for our group to make a change now. We’re appreciative of Graham’s contributions to our program and want him one of the best going ahead.”
The Boilermakers misplaced 28-10 to Nebraska a day earlier, scoring their lone landing with a minute and a half left within the recreation. The loss was their third straight and dropped them to 1-3 this season.
After beating FCS group Indiana State within the season opener, Purdue misplaced 66-7 at house to Notre Dame on Sept. 14 then fell at Oregon State 38-21 earlier than the loss to the Cornhuskers.
Texas switch quarterback Hudson Card, who joined Purdue when the varsity employed Harrell previous to final season, has but to move for 200 yards towards an FBS group this season. The Boilermakers’ 172.2 passing yards per recreation are a hundred and tenth within the FBS. Purdue is tied for a hundred and fifth within the FBS at 21.8 factors per recreation and its 149.8 speeding yards per recreation are 79th.
The group has but to announce any plans for offensive coordinator going ahead.
Harrell, 39, reportedly has two years remaining on his three-year contract and remains to be owed just below $2 million.
He performed below the late Mike Leach at Texas Tech from 2005-08, leaving college because the NCAA’s all-time chief in landing passes with 134. He was additionally second in profession passing yards (15,793). He completed fourth in Heisman voting his senior season.
Previous to becoming a member of Purdue, Harrell was the offensive coordinator at West Virginia for the 2022 season and served in the identical place at USC from 2019-21.
–Subject Degree Media
