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volume 23, EX 14 • dec. 7, 2012 Inside | Introducing Darrell Hazell 6-7 | Bowl prep 10–11 Hazell press conference 13 | Basketball notes 23-27 purdue finds its man BY STACY CLARDIE SClardie@GoldandBlack.com Awhirlwind. a Burkefootball coachPurMorgan described due's search for new as such. It certainly seemed a dizzying display of options, conversations, interviews and travel in ultimately a 10-day journey since the day Danny Hope was fired. Burke had Fresno State's Tim DeRuyter, Western Kentucky's Willie Taggart and the top target, Cincinnati's Butch Jones, on Gold and Black Holiday Publishing Schedule 1. Our next issue of Express (No. 15) will post Dec. 28 and preview the Heart of Dallas Bowl. 2. The January/February issue of Gold and Black Illustrated will be mailed on Dec. 21 3. The post-bowl issue of Express (No. 16) will post on Jan. 3. Our weekly basketball issues of Express will begin on Monday, Jan. 14 and continue through the end of March. By 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Hazell had an offer. By 9 p.m. that night, he'd accepted. By 7 p.m. the next day, he was being introduced as Purdue's football coach. "I'm absolutely delighted," Burke said at the press conference. "I think we've got a partner here that is eager to build upon the Gary Hoffman work that's been With a little Photoshop work, here is what Coach Darrell Hazell might look like on the done." Boilermaker sidelines in 2013. Hazell often campus. Ultimately, though, he chose one flashed his engaging smile on Wedneswho hadn't visited West Lafayette, at least day afternoon into the night — first for recently. the group of students who met him at the On Monday, Burke and a group of ad- airport when his flight landed at about 5 ministrators hopped on a plane for Akron, p.m. and later for reporters and assembled Ohio, headed to the Akron/Canton airport to administrators at the press conference. speak with Kent State coach Darrell Hazell. THE Numbers 17.5 12.5 48 4 The spread for the Heart of Dallas Bowl, with Purdue as the heavy underdog. It's the largest spread for the 2012-13 bowl season. The spread prior to Purdue's win over No. 4 Kansas State in the 1998 Alamo Bowl. Darrel Hazell's age, the youngest Purdue head football coach since Jim Colletto, who was 46 when he got the Purdue job in 1990. The losses to date for men's basketball, its most to this point in the season of the Matt Painter Era and most since 2004-05. But he admitted, too, it had been a draining day. About 12 hours earlier, he'd had emotional early-morning meetings with the staff and players at Kent State to relay the news. The decision-making process for a bit of a whirlwind for him, too. Burke initially called Hazell about the job last week, but Hazell said he didn't want to discuss anything before Kent State played in the MAC Championship game. After that happened, he spoke with Burke on the phone on Monday and Tuesday. They met in person on Monday when Burke flew to Akron along with administrators Nancy Cross, Calvin Williams and Tom Reiter. After that interview, Hazell talked with his wife, Annemarie, and 11-year-old son GoldanDBlack express • volume 23, express 14 • 1