Lamar Conard fired as Purdue football running backs coach by Barry Odom

Purdue football's first staff change of the offseason comes from arguably the most productive unit of the offense from this past season.

Boilermakers coach Barry Odom fired running backs coach Lamar Conard on Monday, IndyStar confirmed. The former Purdue defensive back had been the lone holdover on Odom's staff from Ryan Walters ' tenure as coach. Later Monday, Odom fired offensive line coach Vance Vice .