Key Players to Watch: Impact Freshman

Purdue was right to take their time to find their next head coach after Jeff Brohm took himself, and his entire family, with him south on I-65 home to Louisville. Athletic Director Mike Bobinski has consistently made good hires in his time at Purdue, most notably hiring a very young Katie Geralds to head the women’s basketball program along with Jeff Brohm to resurrect both of those seemingly dead or dying programs. The issue with taking that time to get it right and ensure everything goes smoothly is that it can hurt the groundwork that had been laid in recruiting.

Even with that late hire and the staff that was held over the help coach the bowl game seemingly more interested in recruiting…