Darrell Hazell might not have been Purdue’s first choice as football coach, but he could turn out to be the right one.
After it became clear earlier this week that Purdue’s courtship of Cincinnati coach Butch Jones wasn’t going anywhere, the school quickly moved onto Hazell, the Kent State coach who guided the Golden Flashes to an 11-2 record and a MAC East Division title in his second season. If Kent State had beaten Northern Illinois in Friday’s MAC title game, it would be the team headed to Miami for the Discover Orange Bowl.
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