College football world reacts to Purdue hiring former star quarterback

The Purdue football program is beginning to fill out its coaching staff.

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Just two days after Ryan Walters accepted the head-coaching job, he now has his own offensive coordinator.

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According to ESPN's Adam Rittenberg, Walters is going to hire Graham Harrell.

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Harrell spent this past season as the offensive coordinator at West Virginia after serving in the same job at USC for three seasons.

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Before he got into coaching, Harrell was the quarterback at Texas Tech under the late Mike Leach.

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He was a Red Raider from 2005–08 and finished fourth in Heisman Trophy voting as a senior.

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The college football community loves this fare to Purdue.

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"Graham Harrell played QB for Mike Leach at Texas Tech before serving on his staff at Washington State. Good hire by the Ole Boilermakers," read another tweet.

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Purdue will be hoping Harrell takes its offense to the next level in 2023.

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