Overview
- ESPN-reported accounts say Scherer is no longer with the program and will pursue other opportunities, with a replacement expected soon.
- Purdue opened 2025 with two wins before dropping 10 straight to finish 2-10.
- The Boilermakers allowed 423.5 yards and 31.8 points per game and finished with just nine takeaways, reflecting bottom-tier national rankings across key defensive metrics.
- Head coach Barry Odom has reshaped his staff, parting with offensive line coach Vance Vice and running backs coach Lamar Conard, hiring Zach Crabtree for the offensive line, and elevating Bilal Marshall to wide receivers coach as Cornell Ford is expected to shift to running backs.
- Scherer previously worked for Odom at UNLV and Arkansas and played for him at Missouri, and he coordinated an 11-win UNLV defense in 2024.