Purdue to face reeling UConn and its new coach, quarterback
Connecticut quaterback Steven Krajewski looks for a receiver during the second half of the team's NCAA college football game against Fresno State in Fresno, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian)

Connecticut quaterback Steven Krajewski looks for a receiver during the second half of the team's NCAA college football game against Fresno State in Fresno, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian)

Aug. 28, 2021 06:40 PM EDT
FILE - Purdue head coach Jeff Brohm talks to reporters during an NCAA college football news conference at the Big Ten Conference media days in Indianapolis, in this Friday, July 23, 2021, file photo. Brohm named Jack Plummer the starting quarterback late last week, partially because of his mobility. But Brohm also made it clear he's still willing to make a change -- if he doesn't get the kind of play he expects. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

FILE - Purdue head coach Jeff Brohm talks to reporters during an NCAA college football news conference at the Big Ten Conference media days in Indianapolis, in this Friday, July 23, 2021, file photo. Brohm named Jack Plummer the starting quarterback late last week, partially because of his mobility. But Brohm also made it clear he's still willing to make a change -- if he doesn't get the kind of play he expects. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

Aug. 30, 2021 09:29 AM EDT
FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2019, file photo, Purdue coach Jeff Brohm yells to an official during the second half of an NCAA college football game against TCU in West Lafayette, Ind. Purdue hosts Oregon State in their season opener. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2019, file photo, Purdue coach Jeff Brohm yells to an official during the second half of an NCAA college football game against TCU in West Lafayette, Ind. Purdue hosts Oregon State in their season opener. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

Sep. 02, 2021 12:02 PM EDT
FILE - This is a 2014 file photo of Lou Spanos of the Tennessee Titans NFL football team. UConn has started the season 0-2, including a 10-point loss last week to Holy Cross from the FCS. That led the Huskies to part ways with coach Randy Edsall, replacing him on an interim basis with defensive coordinator Lou Spanos. (AP Photo/File)

FILE - This is a 2014 file photo of Lou Spanos of the Tennessee Titans NFL football team. UConn has started the season 0-2, including a 10-point loss last week to Holy Cross from the FCS. That led the Huskies to part ways with coach Randy Edsall, replacing him on an interim basis with defensive coordinator Lou Spanos. (AP Photo/File)

Sep. 09, 2021 11:35 AM EDT
FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2021, file photo, Connecticut coach Randy Edsall coaches his team against Fresno State during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Fresno, Calif. Edsall, whose teams have won just six games since he returned to the Huskies for a second stint as coach in 2017 has announced that he will retire at the end of the season. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian, File)

FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2021, file photo, Connecticut coach Randy Edsall coaches his team against Fresno State during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Fresno, Calif. Edsall, whose teams have won just six games since he returned to the Huskies for a second stint as coach in 2017 has announced that he will retire at the end of the season. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian, File)

Sep. 05, 2021 04:09 PM EDT
FILE - In this Aug. 23, 2015 file photo, Tennessee Titans linebackers coach Lou Spanos, right, talks with linebacker Brian Orakpo (98) in the first half of a preseason NFL football game against the St. Louis Rams in Nashville, Tenn. Spanos gets his first shot as a head coach after 26 years coaching in college and the NFL. Before becoming UConn's defensive coordinator in 2019, he served as an analyst for Nick Saban at Alabama. From 2014-18, he was linebackers coach for the Tennessee Titans and from 2012-13 he served as a defensive coordinator at UCLA.(AP Photo/Weston Kenney, File)

FILE - In this Aug. 23, 2015 file photo, Tennessee Titans linebackers coach Lou Spanos, right, talks with linebacker Brian Orakpo (98) in the first half of a preseason NFL football game against the St. Louis Rams in Nashville, Tenn. Spanos gets his first shot as a head coach after 26 years coaching in college and the NFL. Before becoming UConn's defensive coordinator in 2019, he served as an analyst for Nick Saban at Alabama. From 2014-18, he was linebackers coach for the Tennessee Titans and from 2012-13 he served as a defensive coordinator at UCLA.(AP Photo/Weston Kenney, File)

Sep. 09, 2021 10:00 AM EDT