Report: USC OC Josh Henson hired as Purdue offensive coordinator

New Purdue football coach Barry Odom added a key piece to his first Boilermaker coach staff today by hiring USC’s Josh Henson as offensive coordinator, according to FootballScoop.com.

The 49-year-old Henson has been OC at USC the last two seasons.

The offensive struggles were persistent during a 1-11 season, a year which saw the attack have three different play-callers. Offensive coordinator Graham Harrell was fired after four games, with analyst Jason Simmons taking over for one game before Ryan Walters assumed command for the final seven games.

Purdue ranked last in the Big Ten in scoring in 2024 (15.8 ppg). And the attack averaged 299.3 yards to rank 16th in the 18-team Big Ten. The rushing offense was No. 13 (115.3 ypg) and the passing offense was No. 16 (183.9 ypg). And Purdue was shutout three times and scored 10 or fewer points four times.

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