Western Kentucky bowl game on ESPN tonight at 7
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I didn't watch the game but heard they ran a play out of victory formation at the end of the half? Anyone see it?
Bryan Ellis served as their OC for the game. He called most of the plays this year for WKU. Hopefully he comes to W. Laf.
WKU fan here, Brohm called the plays. Your fans will have no idea what the next play will be on offense.......the other team won't either. Brohm is great at keeping the other team's D off balance and confused. One fault is that he has in the past took his foot off the pedal too soon.
Well since Purdue is used to not taking their foot off the brake...this will be a nice issue to have!
One of the WKU site Publishers here. I can verify per the WKU players that Ellis did call the plays on offense this past season for WKU. However, it wasn't as black and white as that. Ellis would call 2-3 plays, Brohm would then pick 1 of them, Ellis would then signal the call to the players. Occasionally Brohm would call a play of his own as well.
Would you kindly give us your thoughts on which WKU coaches will follow Coach Brohm to Purdue?
I don't believe there is room for Ellis on the staff to be honest unless he has an off the field role. At WKU he was Pass Game Coordinator/WR coach....but we know Shephard is the WR coach. Soooooooooo where does he fit on the staff?
Saw an article saying he worked with the slot receivers so maybe Brohm will split it..?
I don't know if he has space for another Offensive assistant either. If he adds him as another OC, he'll have 6 offensive assistants and remaining 3 defensive assistants are going to be thin.
Offense
Co-OC/TE/ST - Levine
WR - Shepard
RB - Barclay?
OL - Callahan?
QB - Brohm
Defense
DC
DB - Poindexter?
DL
DB
Unless... He doesn't hire Barclay and Shepard coaches RBs?
Well Levine and the Brohm brothers are locks. Shephard was a former WKU assistant as well. Holt is up in the air I would say.
WKU fan base was very split on Holt until this season when more people started backing him. He is not returning to WKU as Sanford is building his own staff and Holt has been bypassed for the Head Coaching gig twice now. So if Brohm wants to bring him on I am sure he would jump at the chance to continue working with him.
I would say that RB coach Chris Barclay will join the staff there at Purdue. He is one of WKU's top recruiters this past season. This was his first season at WKU after being at Marshall and helping to develop their all conference back in Johnson as well as WKU's all conference back in Ace Wales.
Bryan Ellis likely as a Co-OC of some kind wouldn't surprise me. That guy will be a rising star at OC in a few years much like Brohm was and will be a head coach one day. He is a solid recruiter, players like him, and he has learned very well from Brohm.
Some other potential guys, Nate Dennison as director of player personnel, Don Dunn as defensive line coach, and/or Ryan Beard as safeties coach.
WKU fan base was very split on Holt until this season when more people started backing him. He is not returning to WKU as Sanford is building his own staff and Holt has been bypassed for the Head Coaching gig twice now. So if Brohm wants to bring him on I am sure he would jump at the chance to continue working with him.
I would say that RB coach Chris Barclay will join the staff there at Purdue. He is one of WKU's top recruiters this past season. This was his first season at WKU after being at Marshall and helping to develop their all conference back in Johnson as well as WKU's all conference back in Ace Wales.
Bryan Ellis likely as a Co-OC of some kind wouldn't surprise me. That guy will be a rising star at OC in a few years much like Brohm was and will be a head coach one day. He is a solid recruiter, players like him, and he has learned very well from Brohm.
Some other potential guys, Nate Dennison as director of player personnel, Don Dunn as defensive line coach, and/or Ryan Beard as safeties coach.
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