How Purdue, Illinois football players reacted to Boilermakers' Ryan Walters hire
Purdue announced the hiring of Illinois defensive coordinator Ryan Walters as the Boilermakers new head coach Tuesday. While the hiring was met with mixed reactions from some Purdue fans, a few current Boilermakers welcomed their new head coach via social media as his former Illinois players bid farewell and good luck.
Doyel: Purdue hiring a defensive guy as head coach? Weird. Hiring Ryan Walters? Wonderful.
Let’s ride 🚂 https://t.co/R6moDY7a2Z
— Joe Strickland. (@J3stripe) December 13, 2022
BOILERUP 🚂 https://t.co/X8OaaUvDu4
— NICCaraway ⁷ (@NicCaraway3) December 13, 2022
Let’s do it coach!!🫱🏾🫲🏽 https://t.co/7np1o7iDrb
— Marcus Mbow (@MarcusMbow) December 13, 2022
— Mershawn Rice (@showtime_rice) December 13, 2022
Let’s work!! ✊🏾🚂 https://t.co/V8DDE5kd3I
— Cole Brevard (@cole_brevard) December 13, 2022
Let’s Get It ! 🤝 @Coach_Walters https://t.co/H6gBnNONnd
— OC Brothers Jr (@ocbrothers8) December 13, 2022
Let’s go!!!!🚂🚂🚂#BoilerUp https://t.co/LrTIEiUNyf
— Domanick Moon (@Domanick_Moon47) December 13, 2022
@Coach_Walters Ready to work !! Boiler up !! 🚂 https://t.co/RO0GE3cDoZ
— Julio Macias (@macias861) December 13, 2022
let’s get to work baby https://t.co/rqSlCgM3BN
— Malachi Preciado (@_malachi_p) December 13, 2022
About to have some fun‼️@Coach_Walters @BoilerFootball
— Brady Allen (@bcallen18) December 13, 2022
How Ryan Walters' former Illinois players reacted
Real one💯 https://t.co/MbRtM0Q4gG
— Casey Washington (@cwash82) December 13, 2022
Earned it‼️ https://t.co/NiXrT6RF8m
— Kenenna Odeluga (@KOdeluga) December 13, 2022
Well Deserved💪🏾💯 https://t.co/ccq5dIDnbd
— Jartavius Martin (@JartaviusM_) December 13, 2022
Big time!!! https://t.co/Kn9xMxLKf7
— Josh McCray📽(VENOM) (@goatmccray5) December 13, 2022
Well deserved https://t.co/d0qxKJK3bZ
— Zachary Tobe (@OZtobe) December 13, 2022
The best in the game!!! Congrats coach #ID131 #32SQUAD https://t.co/iHO3LTYmHf
— THESEUS🔱 (@Johnny5Newton) December 13, 2022
Earned not given 🤝🏾 https://t.co/fvj2HhhLML
— Devon Witherspoon (@DevonWitherspo1) December 13, 2022
Wish you the best 🤝🏾🐐 https://t.co/4shOghaPbw
— Kendall Smith🐉 (@Kendallsmith_23) December 13, 2022
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