WE GOT MAC COACHES FOR YOU, BABY

Purdue hires MAC coaches all the time, so we said "screw it, why not write about every active MAC coach". We hope you like the non-PJ Fleck candidates, too.

Stretch Candidates

Realistic Candidates

Coaching Search Podcast

Phillip John "PJ" Fleck, Western Michigan HC

ROW.

THE.

DAMN.

BOAT.

Terry Bowden, Akron HC

A 60 year old man, whose only Power 5 coaching success came almost two decades ago, ain’t the best recipe for success.

Jason Candle, Toledo HC

A home run swing on a super young coach. What do we have to lose?

Chris Creighton, Eastern Michigan HC

Creighton would be a perfectly OK, super boring hire for Purdue.

Frank Solich, Ohio HC

Frank Solich will be coaching mediocre bowl games long after we're all dead. Long live Frank Solich.

Mike Neu, Ball State HC

Mike Neu knows Drew Brees, and might be a good football coach (eventually). But not right now.

Paul Haynes, Kent State HC

Nah.

Rod Carey, Northern Illinois HC

An IU guy with a 1-6 record in 2016, yes, but Carey will absolutely get a look by Purdue. Sigh.

Lance Leipold, Buffalo HC

Six DIII National Championships in eight years seems pretty cool.

John Bonamego, Central Michigan HC

John Bonamego is a delightful person with an incredibly fun name to say.

Chuck Martin, Miami HC

Martin has won 2 and 3 games in his first two seasons at Miami OH, and is currently 1-6 (with his only win over…yup, Kent State).

Mike Jinks, Bowling Green HC

He knows Kliff Kingsbury and Kevin Sumlin, so maybe he can get one of them to coach the team?