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Drew Brees an interim Purdue coach in bowl vs. LSU

Julie Boudwin
Can't make this stuff up. Drew Brees wants to help Purdue with the coaching transition so he will be an interim coach for the bowl game. It's official from the school.

Purdue Football will have a familiar face assisting the program during bowl preparations this month, as former Boilermaker quarterback Drew Brees will serve as an assistant coach, it was announced on Thursday, Dec. 15, by vice president and director of athletics Mike Bobinski.

Fresh off his exemplary 20-year NFL career (2001-20), Brees will relocate to West Lafayette during the coaching transition to lend his knowledge, acumen and experiences to the squad of current Boilers. Hired as a countable assistant coach per NCAA guidelines, Brees will have the ability to work on-field with student-athletes and participate in recruiting activities.

"Purdue University is fortunate to have alumni who are impactful leaders in industries and careers across a wide spectrum, including professional football," said Bobinski. "For more than two decades, Drew Brees has shown the world what makes the Boilermakers special. He was an elite football player, but most of all, Drew is an extraordinary leader. Gaining his insights on the football field and in our coaching offices during this time of transition will be of great value to our student-athletes and staff. We're grateful to Drew for his willingness to share his time and expertise in yet another show of support for the Boilermakers."

Purdue Football (8-5) won the Big Ten West Division title for the first time in program history this past season. With the trip to the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl (Monday, Jan. 2, vs. LSU), the Boilermakers are playing in the program's 21st bowl game and fourth bowl in the past six seasons.

"I am extremely excited to work with our team over the next few weeks as we prepare for the Citrus Bowl," said Brees. "I see it not only as an opportunity to coach and mentor this group of young men, but represent all the former Purdue players that care so much about our program. This is also preparation for the future of Purdue Football with new head coach Ryan Walters. I had a great conversation with Coach Walters last night, and love the energy, passion and detail he will bring to our program. The future is bright, and there is no better time to be a Boilermaker!"
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SEC If I were Mississippi State

LSUPAWZZ
I would offer Coach Prime, $7.0-$8.0M as hesd coach. If they don't, they might be stuck bring Dan Mullens again. I hate it for MSU as them being able to beat teams like Ole Miss and Arky benefits LSU. Before you say they couldnt, Prime is only making $5M at CU with a base of $500,000!!

The contract has Sanders scheduled to earn $5.5 million in his first season, with a base pay of $500,000 supplemented by $1.75 million for radio, television, and public appearances; another $1.75 million for promotion and fundraising; and another $1.5 million for "development of the student-athlete."
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RECRUITING Julie: Football players that can be added…..

B
I saw a list that showed LSU currently has 75 players for the 2023 roster. That includes adding the remaining scholarship roster players and all the current commits. They may lose several more players and maybe a commit, but at this point they can add 10 more players to the roster from the portal or new commits to the class. As stated there may be several more losses, so the number could rise as high as 13 Or more. That is about 1/2 of a normal class.

If LSU gets to 85 there is an enormous amount of evaluating and recruiting to do in a short time. Of course they could give some of the walkons schollies, but probably not many.

These numbers seem pretty accurate to me. Are you thinking along these lines?

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RECRUITING Transfer visit coming...

Julie Boudwin
Newly offered transfer portal defensive lineman Paris Shand will be visiting LSU later this week. He spent time at Rutgers this past weekend and will also visit Ole Miss before arriving at LSU later in the week.

He told the Rivals Rutgers site that he enjoyed that visit and had a good time.

Over the past three seasons with Arizona, Shand appeared in 25 games and racked up 41 total tackles (22 solo), five sacks, two forced fumbles and 1 fumble recovery.

Shand will have two years of eligibility to play at whatever school he chooses.

LSU also offered his Arizona teammate, Kyon Barrs.

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As a reminder, here's the transfer portal offers LSU has extended so far...

TE Kyle Morlock
DT Braden Fiske
DL Bradyn Swinson
DE/OLB Josaiah Stewart
DT Kyon Barrs
DE Paris Shand
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