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LSU’s bowl opponent at center of coaching carousel rumors

Jeff Brohm’s Purdue Boilermakers are set to face LSU in the Citrus Bowl, but Brohm’s name is popping up with Louisville.

LSU will face Purdue in Orlando for the Citrus Bowl on Jan. 2, but the man opposite [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] is at the center of silly season.

Purdue head coach Jeff Brohm’s name is once again getting tossed around with Louisville.

Brohm played for Louisville, and it seems his name pops up with this job every year.

It’s resulted in some big raises for Brohm at Purdue, but with the Cardinals’ job officially open as of Monday, when Scott Satterfield left to take the Cincinnati job, Louisville could be ready to make another push for the hometown legend.

You never want to assume anything this time of year, but Louisville could still be in the early stages of its search. Bowl season is always chaotic, but not having Brohm on the sideline in the Citrus Bowl could be a significant hit for the Boilermakers.

Brohm is seen as one of the game’s top offensive minds and always has some tricks up his sleeve against more talented opponents.

Were Brohm suddenly not to be calling plays, it might not be as simple promoting someone to call Brohm’s system and could even knock the spread a few points more in LSU’s favor.

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Everything Purdue coach Jeff Brohm said about Michigan football

Should be a good one! #GoBlue

After dominating Ohio State this past Saturday, Michigan is headed back to Indianapolis for the second straight year to play in the Big Ten Championship game.

Iowa, shockingly, lost to Nebraska this past week, so it opened the door for the 8-4 Purdue Boilermakers to make their first conference championship game. The Boilermakers and Wolverines haven’t played a game since 2017. Michigan beat Purdue in West Lafayette, 28-10. The maize and blue lead the all-time series against Purdue, 45-14.

The Wolverines defeated Iowa last season in the Big Ten Championship and Michigan is seeking the program’s first back-to-back Big Ten titles since 2003-04.

Purdue’s head coach Jeff Brohm had a chance to talk with the media on Monday and talked about the challenges Michigan presents to his program.

Here is everything the Boilermakers’ head coach had to say about the Wolverines.

10 key things Jeff Brohm had to say about his Purdue Boilermakers hosting the Iowa Hawkeyes

In his weekly meeting with the media, Purdue head coach Jeff Brohm shared his thoughts on his Boilermakers and the Iowa Hawkeyes.

One of the consistent thorns in the side of the Hawkeyes of late has been Jeff Brohm and the Purdue Boilermakers. While Brohm sports just a 33-32 (23-24 Big Ten) mark in his time leading Purdue, the sixth-year head coach has been terrific against Iowa.

Purdue has won four of the five meetings against the Hawkeyes with Brohm on the sidelines, including last season’s 24-7 shocker at Kinnick Stadium.

Iowa (4-4, 2-3 Big Ten) needs this road win to set itself up for a strong finish to the 2022 season. After the Boilermakers this weekend, the Hawkeyes’ remaining schedule finishes with Wisconsin, at Minnesota and versus Nebraska.

Meanwhile, Purdue (5-3, 3-2 Big Ten) still has its sights set on a Big Ten West championship if it can take care of business and win out. Ahead of the showdown in West Lafayette, Ind., here was everything Brohm had to say about the Iowa Hawkeyes.

How Purdue head coach Jeff Brohm breaks down Sean Clifford

Purdue head coach Jeff Brohm details how the Boilermakers need to plan against Sean Clifford

If there is a coach around the Big Ten that knows a thing or two about quarterbacks, it would be Purdue’s Jeff Brohm. The former Louisville quarterback has had success coaching quarterbacks as well, including Purdue’s sixth-year quarterback Aidan O’Connell. So when Brohm studies film on Penn State’s Sean Clifford, it’s worth recognizing what he has to say about the returning senior.

“He’s played a lot of football. He can run around and make plays,” Brohm said when asked about his evaluation of Clifford during a press conference on Monday. “He can distribute the ball to his play makers. He understands what the team is built on. They don’t want to turn it over. They want to create a few big plays in the play action game, but other than that, they want to utilize the tight ends and running backs and even his ability to run the football.”

Brohm also made note that Clifford being in his second year with offensive coordinator [autotag]Mike Yurcich[/autotag] should benefit him. The 2022 season marks the first time Clifford, now a four-year starter, has had the same offensive coordinator in consecutive seasons.

Penn State head coach [autotag]James Franklin[/autotag] has lauded how well the relationship between his offensive coordinator and quarterback continues to develop, and he has also suggested the two of them working together for another season is something that Penn State is optimistic about.

Brohm seems to agree with the value of having an experienced quarterback. And Brohm knows Clifford is a player Purdue will have to adjust to if they are to defend their home field Thursday night in the nationally televised season opener.

“That’s where you have to account for him and his experience level. We have to figure out a way to give him some things he hasn’t seen before,” Brohm explained. “We have to figure out a way to get after the quarterback more than quarterbacks like to be hit.”

Clifford has certainly taken his hits the last couple of seasons. Clifford was knocked out of two games last season, leaving Penn State to play the majority of those two games with an unproven backup quarterback. On Monday, Franklin announced true freshman [autotag]Drew Allar[/autotag] will be the backup quarterback against Purdue.

“We have to figure out a way to disguise some things, but we’ve got to stop the run, and we’ve got to make sure that we stop the quarterback run as well or they will score a lot of points.”

Penn State faces Purdue on Thursday, September 1 at 8:00 p.m. on FOX. Penn State owns a nine-game winning streak in the series coming into the season-opening matchup in West Lafayette, Indiana.

All quotes are courtesy of Purdue athletics.

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Purdue head coach Jeff Brohm shares his scouting report of Penn State

Purdue head coach gave his scouting report on Penn State. Here’s who he singled out.

The start of a brand new college football season is mere days away for Penn State and Purdue. With a Thursday night Big Ten opener, there is little time to waste to make sure everything is in working order for both teams, and the head coaches of both programs know they have their hands full in the Week 1 contest in West Lafayette.

Purdue head coach Jeff Brohm not-so-fondly remembers his last experience coaching against Penn State, and knows that this year’s contest will be a good measuring stick opportunity out of the gate.

“As I said before, we played them three years ago, and it was 21-0 before we blinked, and we had to fight and scrap just to not get blown off the field,” Brohm said on Monday, alluding to Penn State’s 35-7 in Beaver Stadium in 2019. Penn State has won the last nine meetings in the series coming into the 2022 season. “This will really test us and see where we really stand right off the bat, but that’s why we play the game.

Brohm took some time in his opening comments during his Monday press conference to run through a scouting report of what he sees in Penn State. He started his focus with the Penn State defense, specifically returning defensive tackle PJ Mustipher.

“They didn’t have their best player on the D-line in the bowl game, No. 97, who is definitely a force,” Brohm said, referring to Mustipher missing the bowl game with his season-ending injury suffered earlier in the season. “He’s somebody we’re going to have to account for at all times because he’s one of the best in the country, in our opinion.”

Brohm then shifted his attention to Penn State’s secondary, which many believe will once again be a strength of the defense for the Nittany Lions.

“They have a veteran secondary. Safety played a lot of football, is instinctive, makes a lot of plays, No. 16,” Brohm said, referring to safety Ji’Ayir Brown, who led the team in interceptions in 2021. “He’s all over the field.”

Two corners that have experience, No. 9, No. 4,” Brohm then continued, alluding to Joey Porter Jr. and sophomore Kalen King. “No. 9 is big, long, can play football, and the other one does a very good job as well.”

Brohm clearly paid attention to Penn State’s most recent game, the Outback Bowl loss to Arkansas, but he didn’t seem to think the Razorbacks did anything particularly special that could help Purdue’s game planning out a bit.

“As you even just watch the last football game they played, the bowl game, really Arkansas didn’t do anything in the passing game,” Brohm explained. “It was a bunch of quarterback run stuff they were able to succeed with. That’s how they found a way to win.”

Finally, Brohm took note of the potential playmakers Penn State could have on offense, alluding to the veteran leadership of quarterback Sean Clifford, the receiving duo of Parker Washington and Mitchell Tinsley (who transferred from Brohm’s previous schools, Western Kentucky), the tight end combination of Theo Johnson and Brenton Strange, and the running back leaders Keyvone Lee and Nick Singleton.

“On offense, they have really good tight ends, really good running backs, and the quarterback has a ton of experience, and a couple good receivers,” Brohm said. “We’re going to have our hands full there and really play a good solid brand of football in order to win.”

Penn State and Purdue kick off the new season on Thursday, September 1 at 8:00 p.m. ET on FOX.

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Big Ten hot seat rankings: CBS Sports evaluates head coaches’ futures in the conference

Scott Frost’s seat is scorching hot at Nebraska. How does CBS Sports rate every other Big Ten head coach’s hot seat situation?

There’s already been plenty of Big Ten offseason fodder out there. On3 recently released its Big Ten power rankings, CBS Sports ranked every Big Ten head coach, and ESPN updated its Football Power Index rankings of every team in the conference.

Iowa was ranked No. 37 nationally according to ESPN’s FPI and the computer simulations projected the Hawkeyes’ complete 2022 season game-by-game results as well. According to ESPN’s game-by-game FPI simulations, Hawkeye fans can expect Iowa to finish 7-5 in the 2022 season.

ESPN’s Bill Connelly penned up a full Big Ten West breakdown and there’s now odds out for the 2022 season as well. According to Tipico Sportsbook, Iowa is tied for the sixth-best odds to win the 2022 Big Ten championship. Tipico set the Hawkeyes’ win total at 7.5 entering this upcoming season as well.

Needless to say, there’s plenty out there to consume and dissect before the season kicks off in earnest for Iowa against South Dakota State on Sept. 3 at 11 a.m. from inside Kinnick Stadium.

CBS Sports just released one of its most fascinating pieces entering each college football season, though. Dennis Dodd revealed the 2022 college football hot seat rankings.

CBS assigns ratings of 0 to 5 to describe a current head coach’s current situation. The number ratings work out like this:

  • 5 – “Win or be fired”
  • 4 – “Start improving now”
  • 3 – “Pressure is mounting”
  • 2 – “All good…for now”
  • 1 – “Safe and secure”
  • 0 – “Untouchable”

Let’s take a look at where each Big Ten head coach finds themselves according to CBS Sports entering 2022.

CBS Sports ranks every Big Ten head football coach entering 2022

Where does every Big Ten coach rank entering the 2022 college football season per CBS Sports?

There’s some really good head football coaches in the Big Ten. That makes it difficult to ascend up a list, easier to go tumbling down in the rankings and certainly a feat to remain ranked toward the top of the list of college football’s head coaches.

CBS Sports took on the task of ranking each of the Power Five’s head football coaches. Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz checked in as the No. 13 coach nationally in that ranking from CBS.

What about everyone else in the Big Ten? Where do Ohio State‘s Ryan Day and Michigan‘s Jim Harbaugh slot in? How about Michigan State‘s Mel Tucker and Penn State‘s James Franklin?

Both P.J. Fleck at Minnesota and Paul Chryst at Wisconsin have done nice things in their tenures at those two programs. Where are they in the national pecking order? Can anybody make an argument still for Scott Frost at Nebraska?

Before revealing the full rankings below, here’s what CBS Sports’ Tom Fornelli had to say about the league’s coaches.

The Big Ten is all about depth. After all, it’s called the Big Ten but currently boasts 14 schools and will soon have 16 (and maybe more!) before you know it. That depth is certainly reflected in how we at CBS Sports ranked its coaches.

In our overall Power Five coach rankings, published earlier this offseason, nobody from the Big Ten cracked the top five spots. However, while the conference lacks a top-five presence, it has five coaches ranked in the top 15, eight in the top 25 and 12 of the top 40. It’s a testament to the conference’s tradition as well as overall spending power. – Fornelli, CBS Sports.

While the Big Ten might not have that top-five presence, that could certainly change quickly after the 2022 season and the fact that 12 of the top 40 coaches reside in the league is a testament to the conference’s coaching depth.

Let’s take a look at where every Big Ten coach ranks according to CBS.

‘Definition of overachieving’: Big Ten coaches sound off on the 2022 Iowa Hawkeyes anonymously

In Athlon Sports’ 2022 season preview, Big Ten coaches were asked to anonymously scout the Iowa Hawkeyes. Here’s everything they had to say.

Sure, the preseason All-American and All-Big Ten lists give fans a great indication of the type of talent each roster has heading into any given season. Those are great media fodder when comparing teams’ rosters, too.

Still, one of my favorite pieces of each offseason is getting a look into what the coaches have to say anonymously about each program. Athlon Sports’ annual magazine delivers on that front each and every offseason and 2022 is no different.

Regardless of where you might rank them, the Big Ten has a collection of some of the finest coaches in all of college football. Iowa just so happens to have arguably the best head coach of anybody in the Big Ten. When those coaches and their assistants break down how they view a program, it’s some pretty fascinating stuff.

Once again, Athlon Sports tasked the Big Ten’s coaches with providing an anonymous breakdown of the Iowa Hawkeyes heading into the 2022 college football season. Here’s everything they had to say about Iowa.

How Sporting News ranked every Big Ten coach in 2022

How Big Ten football coaches rank in 2022 according to Sporting News.

The Big Ten has some of the highest-paid coaches, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t facing some pressure heading into the 2022 college football season. Nebraska head coach Scott Frost continues to be in a spotlight in Lincoln and [autotag]James Franklin[/autotag] could use a nice rebound season at Penn State. Meanwhile, Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh is coming off his first appearance in the College Football Playoff and Ohio State head coach Ryan Day is looking to get the Buckeyes back to the top of the conference after being knocked off the top of the ladder in 2021.

After another year of results have been observed and broken down, Sporting News took the time to update its annual ranking of every FBS head coach going into the new college football season in 2022. Not surprisingly, some coaches around the Big Ten took some notable slides up or down the national ranking after last season’s results. Mel Tucker of Michigan State rocketed up the ranking after a solid season in East Lansing and Indiana’s Tom Allen took a good stumble after the Hoosiers couldn’t keep the momentum of 2020 rolling into 2021.

Here’s how Big Ten coaches stack up according to Sporting News for the upcoming 2022 season.

Jeff Brohm details Purdue’s performance in Music City Bowl

Jeff Brohm details Purdue’s performance in the Music City Bowl against Tennessee.

Tennessee (7-6, 4-4 SEC) lost to Purdue (9-4, 6-3 Big Ten), 48-45 in overtime, Thursday in the TransPerfect Music City Bowl.

Purdue head coach Jeff Brohm met with media following the game and discussed the Boilermakers’ win.

“A great day for our football team,” Brohm said. “Very proud of them. It was one of those games, a crazy game. A lot of big plays. Started off hot, both teams. Got a little low there in the middle, then it really picked up there at the end. Anytime you play a great venue, which the Music City Bowl is a great venue, they did a great job, our players enjoyed it, NFL stadium, packed out. I think a lot of Tennessee fans showed up. Our contingent showed up, as well. Couldn’t be prouder of our fans being as loud as they were. They were into the game, our players heard that.

“Proud of these guys. They competed hard. It was football at a high level, football in bowl games. We got a group of guys that played till the end. Gave them everything we had. As you guys know, there’s some new guys on the field. You know what, they stepped up, played hard, so got to give them a lot of credit. These guys right here, they were tremendous, gave us great effort all year long. Awesome leaders. Our coaches really work hard, too, so they were very proud of them, as well.”

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