Purdue has fired coach Ryan Walters after two seasons, sources confirmed to CBS Sports. The Boilermakers finished their season with a 66-0 loss to rival Indiana on Saturday to finish the season 1-11 without a win against FBS competition. The loss dropped the Boilermakers to 5-19 throughout Walters’ two seasons at the helm, including a mark of 3-15 in Big Ten play.
Walters was hired to replace Jeff Brohm prior to the 2024 season. He’s spent the previous two seasons as defensive coordinator at Illinois and led one of the best defenses in the country in 2022, which helped the Illini go 8-5, their best season since winning nine games in 2007. Unfortunately, Walters was not able to bring that same defensive performance with him east to West Lafayette, Indiana.
In his two seasons, the Boilermakers allowed an average of 35.2 points per game and allowed at least 40 points in eight of 24 games.
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