Former NFL player implores Purdue to spend enough for 'competitive football roster'
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One of Purdue football's greats has a rough time dealing with the Boilermakers' current woes.
Jim Everett, who twice eclipsed 3,000 passing yards in a season (1984, '85) before playing in the NFL for 12 years, took to social media to implore school administration to spend more on football, reasoning that a better team would help the university down the road.
"(T)he next president has to know what a competitive football roster costs now, what a coach is worth, & what an empty Saturday does to donations, applications, & how Indiana sees us," Everett wrote. "Engineering built the reputation. Football carries it into the living room. Ignore it & the living room changes the channel."
Purdue is searching for a replacement for Mung Chiang, the president from 2023 to the end of the 2025-26 academic year. Previous president Mitch Daniels (2013-22) has returned on an interim basis. Tommy McClelland was named Purdue athletic director in August 2026.
Purdue has gone 8-32 since the start of the 2023 season under coaches Ryan Walters (2022-23) and Barry Odom (2025-present). This year's Boilermakers are 1-3 as they head to Illinois on Saturday, Oct. 3.
Coach Jeff Brohm led the Boilermakers to four bowl games between 2017-22.
. @LifeAtPurdue the next president has to know what a competitive football roster costs now, what a coach is worth, & what an empty Saturday does to donations, applications, & how Indiana sees us. Engineering built the reputation. Football carries it into the living room. Ignore…
— JimEverett (@Jimeverett) October 1, 2026
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