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f r o m p u b l i s h e r a l a n k a r p i c k Steady As He Goes ON THE COVER Quarterback Rob Henry may not have been able to escape the grasp of Bruce Gaston during the spring game, but Henry led the Black team to a 14-0 win. Competition and urgency might best describe spring practice 2013. Photo by Tom Campbell. Gold & Black Illustrated A publication of Boilers, Inc. BOILERS, Inc. 2605 Yeager Road, West Lafayette, IN 47906 765-237-5002 or 1-800-876-GOPU (4678) Fax: 765-497-2110/Twitter.com/GoldandBlackcom President/Publisher Alan Karpick 765-237-5078 AKarpick@GoldandBlack.com Twitter.com/AlanKarpick Editor Brian Neubert BNeubert@GoldandBlack.com Publications Coordinator Kyle Charters KCharters@GoldandBlack.com Staff Writer Stacy Clardie SClardie@GoldandBlack.com P hotography/Cover Photo Tom Campbell Graphic Designer Gary A. Hoffman Advertising Sales Alan Karpick Contributors Brandan Alford S ubscriptions/Production: Brandan Alford, Evan Burlingame, Tyler Ochs Alex Posthauer, Mike Rish, Evan Solgere GnbManager@aol.com Printer J.B. Kenehan Printing (Beaver Dam, Wis.) Volume 23, Issue 5 Gold & Black Illustrated is published to be delivered by mail every month (bi-monthly) in late August, October, December, February, April and June. Publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts and photographs. All letters to Gold & Black Illustrated will be treated as intended for publication and are subject to Gold & Black Illustrated's right to edit and comment editorially. The Boilers, Inc. officers, shareholders, staff and contributors are not and never have been sanctioned by Purdue University. The views expressed do not represent those of Purdue University or its employees. O ne look at the image on this page and you pretty much see Coach Darrell Hazell as he was during most of spring practice. The first-year Boilermaker coach did not change expression much throughout the course of practice, yet he was constantly writing notes and no doubt cataloging mental ones as well. There is little doubt that Hazell is still in assessment mode with this team. How could he not be? And while the new coach has been complimentary of the effort level of his new team, you get the sense he knows he has a lot of work ahead. Quarterbacks Rob Henry, Danny Etling and Austin Appleby all had their moments in spring practice, but not so much so that Hazell was compelled to name a starter. In fact, while Henry and Etling may have distanced themselves ever so slightly from Appleby, Hazell is far from eliminating anyone from getting the first shot. If you are stressing competition, it makes sense to keep the highest-profile position still in play for someone to win. While it is all about competition for Hazell and his staff, it's also about changing the culture. Now before anyone goes accusing us of laying the wood to Hazell's predecessor and the tactics and strategies of his staff, one must remember all coaches want to change the culture when the job is in their name. So, in some ways, TABLE OF CONTENTS Cover Story: Spring overview Q&A with Darrell Hazell From Brian Neubert Gallery: Spring football Dolapo Macarthy feature Sean Robinson feature Robert Kugler feature Football recruiting update Football depth chart Mike Alstott feature Hazell is doing the expected, though positive culture seems to have increased importance in Hazell's plan. It is all about culture and process to Hazell and his staff and I think that is what this program needs. And just because Hazell is quiet doesn't mean Purdue's workouts are done in silence. It is quite the opposite. Hazell's nine assistants aren't shy about being heard. The thing I like is they are in constant teaching mode, with actions speaking as loud as words in this instance. Tom Campbell Now is this a nice way for me to say that the program's resurgence may take some time? Maybe. There are a lot of unknowns heading into summer. It is a time of major transition, so having unknowns out there shouldn't surprise anyone. It's converting those questions into answers that will tell how successful 2013 and beyond will be. j John Purdue Club Report Jim Young feature Men's basketball look at 2013-14 Men's basketball lineups Men's basketball recruiting Brian Cardinal salutes Gene Keady Gallery: Basketball Women's basketball look at 2013-14 Women's basketball lineups Women's basketball recruiting Gold & Black IllustrateD • volume 23, issue 5 Remembering Jim Ackerman Golden Pete Awards Jordan Minch feature Inside Dave Shondell's office Casey Matthews feature Golf update Track update David Boudia update

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