Purdue athletic director Morgan Burke plans to spend his final months on campus doing the same old things. He’ll continue rooting for his alma mater, promises to lend a helping hand if asked and seems content taking a backseat to everything and everyone else around campus. Yes, after spending almost 25 years as the front man for Boilermaker sports, Burke is ready to step down and revel in becoming just another fan. “I’m going back in the stands,” he said during Wednesday’s farewell news conference. “I’ve been a John Purdue Club member since ’76. I’ve had football tickets forever. I have a lot of friends in the community, and I feel like Mike (Bobinski) knows the former AD won’t be looking down over him. So I’m just going back into the stands.” Burke announced his retirement plan in February. After a six-month search, school administrators announced Aug. 9 that they had hired Bobinski, who plans to finish his own AD duties next week at Georgia Tech. -MICHAEL MAROT, bigstory.ap.org– Read More
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