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Purdue set to hire former North Texas assistant as special teams analyst
By Ethan Stone
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Purdue is set to hire former North Texas outside linebackers/special teams coach Chris Petrilli as a special teams analyst for the Boilermakers.
Petrilli will reportedly handle the overall organization of all special teams for the program.
#Purdue will hire North Texas’ Chris Petrilli as special teams analyst. He will handle overall organization of the units.https://t.co/ZsV509803r pic.twitter.com/JcjvuVs4mJ
— Tom Dienhart (@TomDienhart1) February 8, 2023
Head coach Ryan Walters, who was hired from Illinois after being their defensive coordinator, is expected to hire 2 more analysts on top of the current 3 they have.
Petrilli was hired at North Texas in 2017, graduating from Boise State in 2012. He was a high school coach in Idaho and spent time at Charleston Southern, College of Idaho, Boise State and Drake before heading to North Texas.
Ethan Stone was an editor for his student newspaper at the University of Tennessee and is now a News Manager for Saturday Tradition.