Purdue fired football coach Danny Hope on Sunday. In four seasons as the head man, Hope went 22-27 overall and 13-19 in the Big Ten. With Saturday's win over Indiana, he got the Boilermakers (6-6) to their second consecutive bowl game. In the end, though, it wasn't enough. Several of Hope's players went to Twitter […]
Amid unrest about the direction of the football program, which sits at 0-4 in the Big Ten, Purdue A.D. Morgan Burke issued a statement Monday. Here is the full release: "Everyone around our football program has high expectations for the 2012 season. We have worked very hard over the past four years to improve our […]
We capped off our coverage of the two-day Big Ten Media and Kickoff Luncheon with the 90-minute TV show Big Ten Football Kickoff Luncheon Special, with Dave Revsine, Gerry DiNardo and Howard Griffith. It included various interviews and analysis from the event in Chicago. Watch a number of video clips from that Friday night show […]
Danny Hope admits that this is his best team at Purdue. He enters his fourth season in West Lafayette with a 16-21 record (10-14 Big Ten) after first arriving from Eastern Kentucky as Purdue's head-coach-in-waiting in 2008 under Joe Tiller. Hope assumed command in 2009 and guided Purdue to its first bowl since 2007 last […]
Purdue athletic director Morgan Burke said on Wednesday that he will talk about extending Danny Hope?s contract after the season. Hope has three years left on his deal, which calls for a review by Dec. 31. "I haven't had a chance to sit down with him and talk about his view of the season, what […]