Earlier today, we reported that Tony Levine will join the Purdue staff as Special Teams Coordinator, Co-OC & Tight Ends coach. Hidden in this news was another hire for Purdue, as Anthony Poindexter will also join the Purdue staff on the defensive end, possibly as the defensive backs coach.
The new hire was first reported by CBS Sports last night, based on a tweet from UConn Football Beat writer, Mike Anthony:
I'm hearing former UConn defensive coordinator Anthony Poindexter is going to the Purdue staff.
— Mike Anthony (@ManthonyCourant) December 30, 2016
Prior to his latest position at UConn, Poindexter was on Virginia’s coaching staff from 2003 until 2013, where he went from being a Graduate Assistant to Safeties coach.