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WEST LAFAYETTE — Barry Odom found Purdue football’s new offensive coordinator within the Big Ten.
Josh Henson spent the past three seasons at USC, where he was the offensive coordinator and helped coach a team that produced Heisman Trophy winner and NFL No. 1 overall draft pick Caleb Williams.
Now Henson assumes a new challenge with the Boilermakers, who failed to reach double digits in scoring five times in 12 games last season and got shut out three times.
The former Oklahoma State offensive lineman, whose last college game was against Purdue in the 1997 Alamo Bowl, has experience working alongside Odom before.
In 2015, Henson was Missouri’s offensive coordinator while Odom called the Tigers’ defense.
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Three questions with Purdue football’s defensive coordinator
Q: What can we expect from your offense?
A: We’ve got to be disciplined in protecting the football. I know that sounds cliché. Everyone says that, but it’s the truth. But we’ve also got to be aggressive in creating opportunities for us to have game-breaking plays down the field and score points. In that same vein, on the flip side of that you have to be methodical at times running the football. If you look at the stats in this league about running the football over a certain amount of yards and winning, they’re pretty eye opening.
USC offensive coordinator Josh Henson talks to his players during the game against the Rice Owls at United Airlines Field at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 03, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
Q: What was the draw to Purdue, a program that the last couple of years has struggled, especially offensively at times?
A: No. 1, it was coach Odom and who he is as a person and knowing the program he’s going to…
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Author : Journal & Courier
Publish date : 2025-02-18 09:03:00
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