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Tom Campbell Purdue worked hard during the spring to get physically — and mentally — tougher, with defensive end Ryan Russell saying the Boilermakers made strides in those areas. "It's getting after it and pinning your ears back and blocking people," said redshirt freshman Jordan Roos, who could start at right guard in the fall. "You've got to be a nasty offensive line and drive your feet and get on people and block them. You can't be a softy on the offensive line and be successful in Division I football." The same goes for the defensive front. And Carter has challenged each member of his group to devel- op into what he calls terminators. He demands players be disruptive, strive to be in peak condition in terms of mental toughness and physical endurance and versatile enough to dominate at multiple spots on the line. They're starting to get it. "We talk about being tougher than anybody out there," defensive end Ryan Russell said. "It's hard to beat somebody when they're lining up and they're physically just asserting themselves on you every single play. "(We want to) punish everybody, whether they touch the ball or don't touch the ball. Blocking or running, just to punish everyone every play you can. No freebies. Don't let anyone come out here and take what they want. They definitely have to earn everything." Considering the Boilermakers ranked in the bottom half of the Big Ten in rushing defense and were 11th in red zone offense, when each yard is so difficult to gain, development in the new schemes will be crucial. It'll certainly help, too, once the projected starters on both units will be able to practice together and achieve some cohesiveness. Bridge rotated his No. 1 unit nearly every practice, though tackles Kevin Pamphile and Justin Kitchens and center Robert Kugler largely were staples. When Pamphile or Kitchens had to miss practice because of class 2013 Schedule Date Opponent Location Aug. 31 Cincinnati Cincinnati Sept. 7 Indiana State West Lafayette Sept. 14 Notre Dame West Lafayette Sept. 21 Wisconsin Madison, Wis. Sept. 28 Northern Illinois West Lafayette Oct. 12 Nebraska West Lafayette Oct. 19 Michigan State East Lansing, Mich. Nov. 2 Ohio State West Lafayette Nov. 9 Iowa West Lafayette Nov. 16 Penn State University Park, Pa. Nov. 23 Illinois West Lafayette Nov. 30 Indiana Bloomington Trevor Foy—Louisville, Ky. Senior, Organizational Leadership and Supervision Trevor is the one of the 16 members of the football team to earn academic All-Big Ten honors on the Fall 2012 semester. In all, 46 Boilermaker Fall 2012 athletes earned this distinction. Gold & Black IllustrateD • volume 23, issue 5

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