Lots of things happening fast at Purdue right now.
Insiders say Brian Brohm has been trying to convince Purdue AD Bobinski to hire Jim Leonhard at HC, keep Brian Brohm as OC, and retain Mark Hagen as DC. Very strange. It's reported that Brian was not in the Brohm family decision making circle (the inner circle is Jeff, Greg, Oscar and Brady...wtf!). Apparently Brian may be wanting to go off on his own here, even though Jeff has already named him part of the Louisville staff.
Bobinski is not convinced though. He is viewing this as an opportunity to make a statement. Todd Monken (Georgia OC) and Kalen DeBoer (Washington HC) are supposedly at the top of the list now. Bobinski plans to wrap this up ASAP.
Purdue DC Mark Hagen wants to stay at Purdue, even though Jeff Brohm made a strong attempt to bring him to Louisville. Retaining Hagen is critical for Purdue. He is their best defensive recruiter. He is the reason Purdue's DL made major improvements, and had excellent 2 deep depth. Also literally the top 5 rated players in Purdue's 2023 recruiting class are all DL, and were recruited by Hagen.