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Ten's Most Valuable Player. Despite that, it took 40 years to get a call from the Hall. "I was totally surprised when I got the news," he said in a news release. "I'm truly honored. This is a blessing, it's truly a blessing." Looking For Assistants New coach Darrell Hazell's search for potential as- PURDUE'S 2012 SCHEDULE Sept. 1 eastern kentucky '12 Record: 8-3 Series: 1-0-0 W, 48-6 Sept. 29 marshall '12 Record: 5-7 Series: 1-0-0 W, 51-41 Oct. 20 @ ohio state '12 Record: 12-0 Series: 14-39-2 L, 22-29 (OT) Nov. 10 @ iowa '12 Record: 4-8 Series: 46-34-2 W, 27-24 Sept. 8 @ notre dame^ '12 Record: 12-0 Series: 26-56-2 L, 17-20 Oct. 6 michigan^ '12 Record: 8-4 Series: 14-44-0 L, 13-44 Oct. 27 @ minnesota^ '12 Record: 6-6 Series: 32-34-3 L, 28-44 Nov. 17 @ illinois '12 Record: 2-10 Series: 40-42-6 W, 20-17 Sept. 15 eastern michigan '12 Record: 2-10 Series: 2-0-0 W, 54-16 Oct. 13 wisconsin^ '12 Record: 7-5 Series: 29-43-8 L, 14-28 Nov. 3 penn state '12 Record: 8-4 Series: 3-12-1 L, 9-34 Nov. 24 INDIANA '12 Record: 4-8 Series: 72-37-6 W, 56-35 Tom Schott Otis Armstrong, left, stands with Leroy Keyes at the Hall of Fame induction ceremony in New York. sistant coaches has started. During his introductory press conference Wednesday night, the former Kent State coach — he is still coaching the Golden Flashes through their Jan. 6 GoDaddy.com Bowl game — said he'd first interview Purdue's remaining assistant coaches. Meanwhile, those assistants are trying to proceed as usual during bowl preparation, getting Purdue ready to play Oklahoma State. "You do your job like a professional," defensive coordinator Tim Tibesar said. "You go out here, working for these kids so they can be ready and have a great bowl experience and go out with a win. That's my main focus, spending my time with the guys here and in the office, trying to plan and get the guys ready. … That part of it is business as usual. "But the second part of it is that after the bowl game, we know that we're not going to be employed at Purdue anymore, so we need to work contacts and try to find other employment." Hazell very likely has a list of potential assistants in mind, although he wouldn't go into specifics on Wednesday. When he took over at Kent State two seasons ago, he built a staff of coaches he had worked with previously. "I don't think I necessarily need to do that for my second staff," he said. "I just want to get good guys who work hard and take care of the kids. That's what I'm looking for." Some logical possibilities to be targeted include highly ac- Jan. 1, 2013 heart of dallAs bowl oklahoma state '12 Record: 7-5 Series: 1-0 Noon ET, ESPNU ^ 2012-13 Bowl participant un/w 013 5K r ,2 3 April 1 register online alk THE E LLENG CHA tm support cancer research at Purdue www.thepurduechallenge.com All proceeds beneet the Purdue University Center for Cancer Research GoldanDBlack express • volume 23, express 14 • 18