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conflicts, redshirt freshman J.J. Prince or, later in the spring, Joey Warburg stepped in. But Bridge will need to decide on his mix at the guard spots after using Devin Smith, Cody Davis, Roos and Jason King frequently. And Carter hardly was able to settle on his front four with tackles Brandon Taylor and Ryan Isaac out all spring and Bruce Gaston limited until the final week. Then Tom Campbell The spring game was hard-hitting, with quarterbacks like Austin Appleby live and able to be tackled. Here, he's brought down by linebacker Joe Gilliam. defense, so we have to be solid and hold up against double teams and combination blocks and things of that caliber to make sure nobody is attacking us in the belly of our defense." Still battling Tom Campbell Offensive coordinator John Shoop brings his NFL background to the Boilermakers, showing Purdue's quarterbacks film of NFL greats in an effort to display the right way to conduct an offense. end Greg Latta went down with a foot sprain, pushing little-used Jules Williams into that spot opposite Ryan Russell instead of Jalani Phillips. But maybe it's Ryan Watson and Michael Rouse who emerge as factors on the inside after getting most or all of the first-team reps this spring. "They're coming along well," Carter said of that pair late in the spring. "I would say that Watson has really progressed, and he's getting much better with the use of his hands and being able to collision and being able to anchor at the point of attack. It's great having Bruce Gaston back also, he's getting some quality reps there at the 3 technique along with Michael Rouse. "With those three guys inside, that's the heart of your Neither Hazell nor offensive coordinator John Shoop is hesitant to play a rookie at quarterback. So it'd seem as though either true freshman Danny Etling or redshirt freshman Austin Appleby would have a legitimate chance to be on the field for the opener on Aug. 31. But with the way Rob Henry performed this spring, there doesn't appear to be a clear frontrunner entering the offseason. Because Henry got the first reps with the No. 1 offense throughout the spring, he'd seem to be the starter exiting the spring. But Hazell wouldn't say that explicitly after Henry tossed a TD pass and didn't have a turnover in the spring game, something neither other QB was able to accomplish. Still, there was plenty of praise for the senior, who showed his transformation from a Wildcat-style quarterback to one who can make the right calls, drop back and deliver passes accurately. Gold & Black IllustrateD • volume 23, issue 5com

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