GOLD AND BLACK ILLUSTRATED VOLUME 27, ISSUE 3 44
BY BRIAN NEUBERT
BNeubert@GoldandBlack.com
O
f all the areas of Purdue's program where
improvement is needed, the most important is
fairly obvious: Recruiting.
Ever since their introduction years and years ago, the
validity of recruiting rankings has been a hot-button top-
ic, particularly among those typically saddled with unfa-
vorable ones.
But the reality is that the only air-tight measure of
one's success and failure in recruiting is the won-loss
record, and Purdue's has been a glaring indictment of its
ability to attract the sort of talent that could have changed
its fate these past four years.
Simply, Darrell Hazell and his staff didn't recruit well
enough, a central reason behind their ouster.
In comes Jeff Brohm, hoping for — needing, rather —
something better.
Brohm knows it, and he's gone about the process
quickly.
He had no choice.
He was hired officially on Dec. 5, a few days prior to
the final weekend to host visits for prospective mid-year
transfers, particularly those in the junior college ranks.
Recruiting with just himself, newly hired assistant
coach JaMarcus Shephard and some holdovers from the
prior staff unsure of their places in the program beyond
that weekend, Purdue landed a slew of quick commit-
ments.
Junior college prospects T.J. Jallow (defensive back)
and Ethan Smart (offensive tackle) committed to Pur-
due and signed to enroll mid-year, as did Kai Higgins, a
pass-rushing defensive end with three years of eligibil-
Recruiting Reboot
Purdue needs to recruit at a higher level under new staff
PRESENTS:
FOOTBALL RECRUITING
Kurt Lahrman
Jeff Brohm outlined his recruiting strategies and philoso-
phies during a visit to "Gold and Black LIVE" on Dec. 19.
