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Tiller, known as innovator, will retire. Tressel calls him 'great for the game'
Published on Saturday, Oct 11, 2008
Associated Press
COLUMBUS: It'll probably be a special day when Purdue coach Joe Tiller coaches in his home state for the final time Saturday.
Tiller, who will be 66 years old on Pearl Harbor Day, was born in Toledo, attended Rogers High School and went on to play at Montana State University. He was an assistant at his alma mater, Washington State (twice), Calgary of the Canadian Football League and Purdue before becoming one of the first head coaches to feature the spread offense at Wyoming (1991-96) and then Purdue (1997-2008).
''He came in and spread it out and a lot of people have followed suit,'' OSU coach Jim Tressel said.
A quick wit and football innovator, Tiller will be missed in a conference dominated by dry, humorless head coaches who have little perspective beyond a film room or a sideline. He plans to retire at the end of this season.
''Joe's just a regular guy,'' Tressel said. ''It's going to be an exciting day for him to be coaching his last game here. He's been great for the game. He's just been a great thing for college football.''
True to form, Tiller isn't getting all mushy about his final trip to Ohio Stadium.
Since the Boilermakers haven't won here since 1988, he was asked why Columbus is such a difficult place to play.
''It's in Ohio,'' he cracked.
Daniels improving
Ohio State quarterbacks coach Joe Daniels, who lost a kidney to cancer, said he's feeling good these days. He missed all of spring practice while he recovered. Now he has returned to the team in a full-time role.
''I think what happens, I probably get more exhausted than the other guys, although they're tired, too,'' he said. ''That's part of coaching. During the season, you accept the fact that you're going to be tired. It seems to happen to me just a little bit quicker. But I feel good. I really do.''
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