In 100 days Purdue football begins anew at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. On that day Jeff Brohm will be the 36th permanent head coach in school history. I already have my tickets, and it will be the sixth time I have witnessed the first game of a new coach:
September 12, 1987 – Fred Akers came over from Texas to take over at Purdue and hopefully bring his success in the Southwest Conference to West Lafayette. His era began with a 28-10 loss at Washington as Purdue started a four year series with the Huskies.