Purdue Fires Coach Ryan Walters After Going 5-19 in His Two Seasons

Purdue head coach Ryan Walters watches during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Indiana, in Bloomington, Ind., on Nov. 30, 2024. Darron Cummings/AP Photo

Purdue hired Ryan Walters to keep a promising program near the top of the Big Ten Conference.

Two years later, the Boilermakers have sunk to unprecedented depths—and Walters is out of a job.