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PRESENTS FOOtball: news and notes Purdue Hires Shoop As OC BY GOLD AND BLACK STAFF NFL FormerBeuerlein quarterback Steve has seen his share of coaches, having played 17 seasons in the league after The New Guys The following is a look at Coach Darrell Hazell's staff at Purdue. OFFENSE Coordinator/Quarterbacks: John Shoop Offensive line: Jim Bollman Wide receivers: Kevin Sherman Running backs: Jafar Williams DEFENSE Coordinator: Greg Hudson Cornerbacks: Jon Heacock Linebackers: Marcus Freeman VACANCIES Defensive line Special teams Tight ends Safeties Note: Only two coaches can be hired to fill the remaining roles. Coaching safeties might be handled by either Hudson or Heacock. four years at Notre Dame. And he's spent the last decade as a broadcaster, working now as an analyst for NFL On CBS. A quarterback for the Carolina Panthers in 1997 and 1998, Beuerlein worked under the guidance of QB coach John Shoop. And now, 15 years later, after stops as the offensive coordinator of the Chicago Bears and the North Carolina Tar Heels, among other places, Shoop is the new OC at Purdue. The news was officially announced on Friday. "You see all different shapes and sizes (of coaches) and different levels of commitment," Beuerlein said. "There's never been a coach I've been around that had a higher level of commitment than John Shoop. He was truly as hard of a worker as I've ever been around." Shoop comes to Purdue after spending a season away Link t purdu o 2012e's seaso statsn UNC, Shoop helped the Tar Heels to four consecutive bowls games. In his final two seasons at North Carolina, Shoops' offenses ranked 51st in the country in 2010, averaging 389.7 yards per game, and 53rd a year later, with an average of 393.2 per game. The Tar Heels finished with a 8-5 record in '10, includ- ing a win over Tennessee in the Music City Bowl, and were 7-6 a year later, with a loss to Missouri in the Independence Bowl. And at North Carolina, Shoop helped mentor quarterback T.J. Yates, who went from a raw quarterback prospect to an NFL backup quarterback. As a rookie with the Houston Texans in 2011, Yates started the final North Carolina John Shoop, who was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at North Carolina from 2007-2011, takes over the same titles at Purdue. from the game. He wasn't retained by the new staff in 2012 following the ending of the Butch Davis Era. But in his five seasons as the coordinator at Dan Ferrell—Yorktown, Ind. Movement and Sports Science Dan is one of 14 members of the men's swimming and diving team to earn academic All-Big Ten honors on the Fall 2012 semester. In all 51 Boilermaker fall 2012 athletes earned this distinction. GoldanDBlack express • volume 23, express 19 • 25