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WATCH: Jeff Brohm was responsible for classic soundbite during XFL days
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On Monday, Jeff Brohm was introduced as Purdue’s next football coach.
We got to see the buttoned-up version of the man Boilermaker fans are hoping will lead them back to prominence.
Fifteen years ago, Brohm was a different kind of leader. The former quarterback spent the final season of his eight-year playing career in the XFL.
While playing for the Orlando Rage, Brohm took a punishing sack that resulted in him being taken off on a stretcher and to the hospital. Brohm came back in a neck brace and played in a game six days later.
When he returned, he delivered one of the best soundbites you’ll ever hear:
Unfortunately, Brohm suffered a career-ending shoulder injury a week later. That kicked off his coaching career.
If that’s the kind of leader Purdue is getting, look out B1G West.
Connor O'Gara is the senior national columnist for Saturday Tradition. He's a member of the Football Writers Association of America. After spending his entire life living in B1G country, he moved to the South in 2015.