Darell Hazell to Purdue

By 11W Staff - 04 December 2012
42 Comments
- Football

Beckman, Dantonio and Hazell, all former Tressel assistants, have top jobs in the Big Ten now. (twitter.com)

Source twitter.com/BMurphySports/statuses/276072678933291009?tw_i=27607267893...

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Baroclinicity on 4 Dec 2012 - 5:56pm #

+1 for the B1G.

BROSEPH on 4 Dec 2012 - 5:59pm #

Great hire. He's a class act. I wish him the best, except when he plays OSU.

Riggins on 4 Dec 2012 - 6:03pm #

Great, great hire. But he's gonna need a moustache.

FH_Buckeye on 4 Dec 2012 - 7:02pm #

He must have grown one for the interview otherwise Purdue won't have hired him.

JoeinCbus on 4 Dec 2012 - 6:04pm #

Good hire.

Doc on 4 Dec 2012 - 6:07pm #

Hold up on that signin'. Darell, do you know the Wisky job is open too? Good for him. He'll do just fine at Purdont, or anywhere else he goes.

741 on 4 Dec 2012 - 6:13pm #

Awesome.

(P.S. What is next - Luke to Kent? Or something better?)

Dr. House on 4 Dec 2012 - 6:12pm #

good for darell. hopefully kent gets another hire that is a home run

J.Mo on 4 Dec 2012 - 6:13pm #

Well guess I don't hate Purdue anymore...

Dean on 4 Dec 2012 - 7:44pm #

Isn't this what we all said when Dantonio left for MSU?

FROMTHE18 on 4 Dec 2012 - 6:15pm #

Fickell to Kent State finally?

J.Mo on 4 Dec 2012 - 6:21pm #

I bet his current salary as a DC at Ohio State pays more than a HC at a MAC school..

741 on 4 Dec 2012 - 6:51pm #

I believe Fickell pulls down $750,000 (whereas Withers only makes $450,000). I'm not sure if that was just a one year deal for Fickell and he's due to have his assistant salary come down to earth, or what.

I think Hazell's salary at Kent was $300,000 this year.

Would Kent go to $750,000 to keep someone for a while? I don't know. Is Fickell even that guy that they'd be willing to shell out the big bucks for?

USA Today Coaches Salary info: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2012/11/19/ncaa-college-football-head-coaches-salary-database/1715543/

captain obvious on 4 Dec 2012 - 6:30pm #

3 times $750,000 compared to $250,000 I believe

I'm a friend of thunder is it any wonder lightning strikes me

741 on 4 Dec 2012 - 6:47pm #

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I think we posted simultaneously.

GABuckeye on 4 Dec 2012 - 6:33pm #

I don't think he's ready yet. He needs at least 2-3 more years as the primary defensive play caller. He just doesn't look comfortable yet with being in charge.

AllDay028 on 5 Dec 2012 - 10:16am #

Hopefully not being the primary defensive play caller for us.

Dougger on 4 Dec 2012 - 6:16pm #

bald head and mustache would look B.A.

I like football

Denny on 4 Dec 2012 - 6:35pm #

B.A. Baracus?

Taquitos.

Baroclinicity on 4 Dec 2012 - 6:51pm #

He doesn't fly.

741 on 4 Dec 2012 - 6:35pm #

On an unrelated subject: Does anyone agree Chris Peterson missed his opportunity for a giant increase in pay by not moving last year or the year before even? Is he even being talked about for any of these big jobs that are open at present?

Nick on 4 Dec 2012 - 7:25pm #

He makes decent money plus has security in a place he likes. Plus I think he learned a lot from his predecessor about "greener pastures".

741 on 4 Dec 2012 - 8:43pm #

If I was his agent I'd be advising him he should be seeking "top 10" type money with a program that gives him top 5 type upside potential. (Gary Patterson at TCU is getting a top 10 paycheck for god's sake.) Boise State is not that place.

VHX7 on 4 Dec 2012 - 6:52pm #

Purdue making a good decision for once. Shocking.

SilverBulletNYC on 4 Dec 2012 - 7:03pm #

Nailed it.

The 2012 National Champions.

BoFuquel on 4 Dec 2012 - 7:06pm #

Good for Coach Hazell,but these cheap B1G BOT's are bringin' a knife to a gun fight.Sorta like when The Fools Up North replaced Rich Rod with Poor Rod.It's gonna take millions for the poor 13 to compete with TOSU and The Whore Of South Bend.I don't see that happenin'.This is gonna be The B1g"s winter of discontent unless thay can get the national media to fix this mess for'em.Worked before, run it till they stop ya.GO BUCKS!

I wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then.

Bucks43201 on 4 Dec 2012 - 7:26pm #

future composite photographer's image of Purdue Coach Darell Hazell --- if he stays there to coach about 40 years...

"You win with people." - Woody Hayes

Joshy614 on 4 Dec 2012 - 7:44pm #

BAHAHAAAAAAAA

Devin1024 on 5 Dec 2012 - 10:11am #

You, my friend, are a genius.

ClevelandGuy on 4 Dec 2012 - 7:48pm #

Hazell has personally said that nothing is finalized, and he isn't the purdue head coach....yet

born and raised in Cleveland

kr66osu on 4 Dec 2012 - 7:53pm #

Apparently not a done deal yet

Hoody Wayes on 4 Dec 2012 - 8:07pm #

M tots on 4 Dec 2012 - 8:17pm #

New twist in the story. The Purdue Rivals blog, Goldandblack.com tweeted that Hazell told his Kent St. players he was not leaving for the Purdue job. The tweet has since been deleted, but here is a screen cap from our friends at Land Grant Holy Land.

kr66osu on 4 Dec 2012 - 8:24pm #

What in the world is going on

Never trust anything Purdue related

DaiTheFlu on 4 Dec 2012 - 8:40pm #

I'm guessing that Purdue decided to hire Jim Bollman instead, as he fits the "cranky old white guy with mustache" criteria Purdue demands.

We can't stop here; this is bat country...

DaiTheFlu on 4 Dec 2012 - 8:43pm #

Where does Danny Hope land next? It's a shame he got fired; I was just "getting used to" him ruining Purdue football.

We can't stop here; this is bat country...

LadyBuck on 4 Dec 2012 - 9:33pm #

The MAC? What big-time program would actually take Hope?

Dr. House on 4 Dec 2012 - 11:48pm #

so has this been confirmed or not?

gravey on 5 Dec 2012 - 12:23am #

This would be a hire I would actually fear a bit. I think Hazell has great potential as a recruiter and a talent evaluator. He could come in and snatch a few OSU targets here and there.

IBLEEDSCARLETANDGRAY on 5 Dec 2012 - 10:38am #

Maybe, though I'm seeming to think if he does it will be players who wanted Purdue all along and not flipping solid OSU commits, especially not the blue-chippers Meyer goes after.

"Sherman ran an option play right through the south" - Greatest.Civil.War.Analogy.Ever

btalbert25 on 5 Dec 2012 - 12:00pm #

If anything, I would think he could pick off Ohio Kids Urbs isn't targeting. I would think he could impact Michigan, MSU, and even Notre Dame's recruiting efforts in Ohio more so than Ohio State's.