Herrmann Named New Radio Analyst For Purdue Football

Mark Herrmann ’81 was tabbed as the new color analyst for Purdue football games on the Boilermaker Sports Network on July 15, 2024.

Significant Sig Mark Herrmann joins the Voice of the Boilermakers, Tim Newton, in the radio booth following the retirement of Purdue Football alum Pete Quinn, who spent 32 seasons in the announcing chair calling Boilermaker games on the gridiron. Herrmann has experience on the Boilermaker Sports Network, having filled in as an analyst and sideline reporter several times over the past few seasons.

Excited for the Opportunity

“I am extremely excited to join the Boilermaker Sports Network this fall,” said Herrmann upon being named to this role. “It is an opportunity to be a part of a great team that is passionate about bringing the best coverage and insight into the Purdue football broadcast every week. I am hoping to add my personal touch as a former player, announcer and fan. It promises to be a fun-filled, challenging schedule and I can’t wait for the opening game on August 31.”

Mark now has three, soon to be four, games under his belt, and the reviews from his Delta Delta brothers have all been positive.  Mark, as a former quarterback, brings some in-depth insight into his commentary.

Football Credentials

During his time on the field, Herrmann was a unanimous First Team All-American and the Big Ten Most Valuable Player in 1980. Herrmann was the first college quarterback to throw for 8,000 yards and then continued raising the bar by becoming the first to reach 9,000 yards in college football history. He finished his career with 9,946 yards, along with (at the time) a school-record 71 touchdown passes. He is one of only three Boilermaker quarterbacks to have started three (or more) consecutive bowl games as well as the only one to have won three, earning MVP honors in the 1978 Peach, 1979 Bluebonnet and 1980 Liberty bowls.

Herrmann played 11 seasons in the NFL and was inducted into the Purdue Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame in 1997 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 2010. Following his NFL career, he served as a radio color commentator for the Colts for ten years.

Mark’s current day job is as the director of leadership and alumni engagement for the John Purdue Club.