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Short might have had some mixed reviews during the week of practice, but he left the Senior Bowl on a high note, being named the Most Outstanding Player of the North squad. Short had three tackles, including one for loss and one for no gain. Although his North team lost, Short helped limit the South to only 105 rushing yards and just seven points in the final three-and-a-half quarters. During the week of practice leading up to the game, many analysts suggested that Short, a second-team All-American at Purdue, had first-round NFL talent but also too often took plays off. But after the game, the reviews leaned heavily toward the positive side. GO BOILERMAKERS GO BOILERMAKERS GO BOILERMAKERS GO BOILERMAKERS GO BOILERMAKERS GO BOILERMAKERS CERAMIC • ENGINEERED HARDWOOD LAMINATES • MARBLE CARPETING Specializing in • Homes • Churches • Businesses • Schools Where Contractors Buy Their Flooring Builders! Call our Contract Department and ask for our Contract Specialist 3437 State Road 26 E. 765-447-9393 800-403-6889 FAX 765-448-9978 Across from the Post Office GO BOILERMAKERS GO BOILERMAKERS GO BOILERMAKERS 2013 Schedule Aug. 31 at Cincinnati Sept. 7 INDIANA STATE Sept. 14 NOTRE DAME Sept. 21 at Wisconsin Sept. 28 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* Oct. 12 NEBRASKA Oct. 19 at Michigan State Nov. 2 OHIO STATE Nov. 9 IOWA Nov. 16 at Penn State Nov. 23 ILLINOIS Nov. 30 at Indiana * Homecoming in 1999 and 2000 before taking over as offensive coordinator the next three years. Shoop also had QB coach titles for the Carolina Panthers, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Oakland Raiders. "Coach Shoop is a great guy and a smart coach that understands the team culture we're building at Purdue," Coach Darrell Hazell said in a release. "He has a ton of experience at the highest levels of football, having served as an offensive coordinator in both the NFL and college. I love what his knowledge and expertise brings to Purdue, Tom Campbell but I really value his noKawann Short had an outstanding Senior Bowl perfortion of family and teammance and caught the eye of NFL scouts in attendance. building that will play a vital role for us." football. He loves coaching, Purdue now has only two loves being around young playremaining coaching vacancies, ers and developing a relationwith open roles on the defenship with them." sive line, special teams, tight Shoop has a résumé rich in ends and safeties. NFL experience. Prior to his stint at North Carolina, he spent 12 Short Outstanding At seasons with four different NFL Senior Bowl franchises. He was the Chicago Defensive tackle Kawann Bears' QB coach for two seasons GO BOILERMAKERS GO BOILERMAKERS GO BOILERMAKERS five games of the regular season and two in the postseason; he helped guide Houston to a playoff victory over Cincinnati. "I have a tremendous relationship with Coach Shoop," said Yates, the Texans' backup in 2012. "Over my four years that I was with him at Carolina, we got to know each other very well. Going into college, I really didn't know much about football, as far as Xs and Os, reading defenses, anything like that. In high school, I just went out there and played. It's safe to say he taught me everything I know about the game of football, from a standpoint of what I learned in college. "I'm extremely happy for him. He's definitely been looking for work this last year; he's got the itch to get back into GoldanDBlack express • volume 23, express 19 • 26