After much deliberation, Purdue and Jeff Brohm announced that former Marshall Defensive Coordinator Brad Lambert would be taking over the headset from Bob Diaco. Lambert, a former defensive coordinator for Wake Forest and Marshall and head coach of Charlotte, brings a wealth of experience to the job after starting his coaching career at Marshall in 1990.
We’ve got plenty of time (so much time) to look back on his early career, but his most recent stint at Marshall has the most pertinent data points for the 2021 Purdue season. Lambert was hired by former Thundering Heard head coach Doc Holliday in 2019 to take control of the defense, and Lambert was extremely successful in his short tenure.