Nine all-Mountain West Conference players this season were transfers to UNLV under Barry Odom, the new coach tasked with building Purdue's roster.

Odom, who spent most of his coaching career working with defenses ... tenacity and competitive drive necessary to return Purdue football to the standard of excellence we all expect.”

It sounds like Purdue football has its man in Barry Odom. On Sunday, it was reported that Odom was expected to take the Boilermaker head coaching job. The reaction on social media was mixed.