Brandon Lee is in his first season as Purdue Football's general manager. A former player under Barry Odom, Lee arrived at Purdue after serving as associate athletic director for student-athlete brand strategy and innovation at Mississippi State.
Prior to Mississippi State, Lee spent three years at Missouri as assistant athletics director for Name, Image & Likeness (NIL). He had previous stops at Colorado (Special Projects Assistant and Discovery Officer) and Notre Dame (Director of Student-Athlete Professionalism).
While at his alma mater, Lee was responsible for leading Missouri’s NIL program by working collaboratively with both internal and external constituents to best support student-athletes. He developed relationships, education and programming that helped maximize Missouri’s efforts and student-athlete opportunities in the NIL space.
A native of Indianapolis, Lee is a two-time graduate of Missouri, earning a bachelor's degree in personal finance in 2018 and a master's in business administration in 2020. He served as the SEC's representative on the NCAA Board of Governors Federal and State Legislation NIL Working Group from 2019-20.
A former football student-athlete for the Tigers (2014-18), Lee played in 48 games over his career, racking up 124 tackles. Three of those seasons included playing for Odom, in which he became a starting linebacker. Off the field, Lee served on the SEC Leadership Council and took part in the 2018 NCAA Convention.
Brandon Lee
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Brandon Lee Named General Manager of Purdue Football as Odom Adds Support Staff
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Three of the most crucial off-field positions have been solidified for Purdue Football. Head coach Barry Odom selected Brandon Lee as the program's general manager, while Brad Odom (Director of Recruiting) and Austin Van Poucke (Director of Operations) joined the team from UNLV. A player under Odom, Lee arrives at Purdue after serving as associate athletic director for student-athlete brand strategy and innovation at Mississippi State.