New Purdue coach Barry Odom penned a thoughtful farewell message to UNLV. He spent two seasons with the Rebels before taking the job with the Boilermakers.

UNLV is hiring Dan Mullen, a former SEC coach and current TV analyst, to replace Barry Odom as football coach.

Purdue athletic director Mike Bobinski promised to give new coach Barry Odom everything he needed to revive the Boilermakers program. Increasing the NIL budget is a solid start. Odom knew what was coming next -- the questions.