Purdue athletic director Mike Bobinski spent weeks creating a list of coaching candidates and perfecting his pitch to the finalists. He is also talking about increasing NIL and coaching budgets while monitoring negotiations to keep players from leaving.

Purdue athletic director Mike Bobinski essentially said that money will not be a factor as it searches for the next coach of its football program.

Purdue football’s next head coach will not be hired to satisfy optics or knee-jerk reactions to the shortcomings of his predecessor.