Ryan Browne was named Purdue starting quarterback by first-year coach Barry Odom.

Browne started two games for the Boilermakers last season, transferred and studied under Bill Belichick, then returned.

But his new role was one he won, and it brings even more challenges.

.WEST LAFAYETTE — Ryan Browne bounced into the huddle at midfield, Purdue football 's starting quarterback displaying all of the exuberance and swagger which should accompany that title.

That scene did not come from Thursday's practice, after which coach Barry Odom officially named Browne the Boilermakers ' starting quarterback. Rather that was the scene Monday, after Browne's performance in the second scrimmage of preseason training camp solidified the position he had been trending towards in the first half of ca

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