Sources – Purdue is hiring Josh Henson from USC as offensive coordinator

Sources – Purdue is hiring Josh Henson from USC as offensive coordinator

Purdue will hire USC offensive coordinator Josh Henson for the same role, sources told ESPN, as coach Barry Odom’s new team takes shape with the Boilermakers.

Henson, who spent the last three seasons with coach Lincoln Riley at USC and also coached the Trojans’ offensive line, will also work with the tight ends at Purdue. From 2009 to 2015, he served as Missouri’s offensive coordinator while Odom was the team’s defensive coordinator. Henson, a former Oklahoma State offensive lineman, also coached at his alma mater as well as LSU and Texas A&M.

According to sources, the Boilers have also targeted Mike Scherer as their defensive coordinator. Scherer played the same role for Odom at UNLV, which ends its season tonight against Cal in the Art of Sport LA Bowl at SoFi Stadium. A former linebacker under Odom at Missouri, Scherer has spent his entire career with Odom, starting at Missouri followed by stops at Arkansas and UNLV.

Purdue announced Tuesday that Odom is retaining running backs coach Lamar Conard, who played for the Boilers in the 1990s.

Football Scoop first reported Henson’s hiring at Purdue.

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