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Purdue Football Coaching Changes: Jim Bridge Leaving

It looks like the coaching search is not done as it was announced this morning that Purdue offensive line coach Jim Bridge is leaving for Duke:

Just learned #Purdue OL coach Jim Bridge is out, headed to Duke, https://t.co/mDoTruoyzI has learned.

— GoldandBlack.com (@GoldandBlackcom) January 13, 2016

This may not be a bad thing. The offensive line hasn't exactly been stellar during most of his tenure. It was a complete disaster with several returning starters in 2013, giving up 38 sacks and creating only 805 rushing yards, which was ahead of only Washington State nationally (and Washington State doesn't run on purpose).