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McClelland takes swipe at Indiana despite Hoosiers' recent national title
New Purdue athletic director Tommy McClelland apparently forgot Indiana winning the CFP national championship in January when he said, "we are here to win championships. "If you don't want to win championships, go to Indiana."
Always College Football: Greg McElroy breaks down his Big Ten tiers, discussing which teams COULD win it all, which teams can make the playoff, who can play spoiler, who will make a bowl game and who needs work.
Greg McElroy breaks down his Big Ten tiers, discussing which teams COULD win it all, which teams can make the playoff, who can play spoiler, who will make a bowl game and who needs work. How many teams can truly claim the title? Why Indiana can certainly do it again, Ohio State will be in the conversation, and is it Oregon’s year? Plus, USC is set up well for possibly its best season of the Lincoln Riley era, and can we see lots of success for Penn State in year one under Matt Campbell? Additionally, why Greg is high on Washington, what to watch for with Iowa, Illinois and Nebraska, and more. | Always College Football Approximate timecodes: (0:00) Intro (3:14) Tier 1: Oregon (7:00) Tier 1: Ohio State (10:20) Tier 1: Indiana (13:54) Tier 2: USC (16:30) Tier 2: Washington (18:17) Tier 2: Penn State (20:42) Tier 2: Michigan (23:46) Tier 3: Iowa (25:51) Tier 3: Illinois (27:39) Tier 3: Nebraska (29:36) Tier 4: Wisconsin (31:17) Tier 4: Minnesota (32:50) Tier 4: UCLA (34:38) Tier 4: Maryland (36:02) Tier 5: Northwestern (37:37) Tier 5: Michigan State (39:04) Tier 5: Rutgers (40:25) Tier 5: Purdue (41:51) Thanks for watching Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Purdue hires longtime AD Tommy McClelland from Rice
Purdue has hired Rice athletic director Tommy McClelland as athletic director.
Sources: Rice AD Tommy McClelland has emerged as the target of the Purdue athletic director search, which is expected to culminate this week. McClelland brings 18 years as a sitting athletic director and spent nearly four years at Vanderbilt as the football sport administrator.
McClelland has been the AD at Rice for nearly three years, hiring Scott Abell in football and Rob Lanier in basketball. He’s also been the athletic director at McNeese (2008-13) and Louisiana Tech (2013-20).
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