West Lafayette – Josh Henson was in a fairly good situation.
As an offensive coordinator at the USC, he led to a winner of the Heisman trophy in Caleb Williams, the n ° 1 choice at the NFL 2024 draft.
Two things helped persuade Henson to leave south of sunny California for West Lafayette, where he entered his first season as a PURDUE FOOTBALLattacking coordinator.
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One was an opportunity to find a new Boilermaker Barry Odom coachWith whom Henson previously worked at Missouri.
The other dates back to December 30, 1997.
Henson was an offensive line player at Oklahoma State playing in his last game.
On the opposite touch line was Joe Tiller, during his first season of Purdue coach. The boilermakers, led by the Senior Billy Dicken quarterrier, beat Oklahoma State 33-20 in the Alamo Bowl.
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“They were really good. They were strong,” recalls Henson of 1997 boilers. “They were physical. They were hard. They played a very technical football brand.
“When I think of pumping football, that’s what I always thought about in my mind. So the goal is to bring this back to West Lafayette and win matches. That is why I was attracted (Join the staff of Purdue coaches). “
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