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Purdue Announces New Football Staff Members

Last updated on Tuesday, January 27, 2009

(WEST LAFAYETTE, IN) - New Purdue football coach Danny Hope announced some additions to his staff on Monday.

Donn Landholm has been named defensive coordinator, a position he held at Eastern Kentucky under hope from 2005 to 2007. All told, Landholm spent twelve seasons as a defensive assistant with the Colonels, five years under Hope.

Hope also announced that Mark Hagen will be linebackers coach, Terrell Williams will be defensive line coach and Lou Anarumo will remain as defensive backs coach.

On the offensive side of the ball, hope announced that Cornell Jackson has been hired as running backs coach. Jackson spent eleven years as a running backs coach at Baylor, New Mexico, Washington and Arizona State before spending last season as linebackers coach at Kansas State.

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