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due its third QB recruit in as many years to earn that distinction. And at wide receiver, where Purdue is looking for an infusion of fresh blood, it's picked up shots of speed with the commitments of Texas' Trae Hart and Georgia's Gregory Phillips. The Boilermakers are also very close to picking up a commitment from Arkansas punter Austin McGehee, that position being targeted to replace outgoing senior Cody Webster in 2013. Purdue has missed out on some targets it's very much wanted, as happens every year at every school. Wide receiver Terry Mclaurin, Purdue's top remaining uncommitted recruiting target is quite apparently Brian Neubert Gelen who Purdue led start to finish for Robinson, a Purdue legacy and blue-chip linebacker recruit from northwest Indibefore the Indianapolis Cathedral ana. speedster camped twice at Ohio So it could be an any-day-now sort of things for the State and earned an offer, commitplayer Purdue is trying to recruit to be the one and ted to the Buckeyes. And many high-end early tight end targets commit- only linebacker it takes with its 2014 signing class. Positionally, more-pressing needs lie elsewhere. ted elsewhere in the spring, leaving Purdue looking The lines of scrimmage, in particular, must be reelsewhere for a critical need. stocked. There are recruiting battles left to be won or lost Purdue signed just one offensive lineman for 2013 this summer, though, none more significant for the Boilermakers than Gelen Robinson, a near-obsession after Danny Hope and staff inked five freshmen the for a Purdue coaching staff looking to make recruiting year before. So balance must be kept there with a rosplashes. Robinson, the son of former Purdue basket- bust 2014 class, one that already has Ward and Barron on board. ball star Glenn Robinson, would qualify. On defense, Purdue will be heavy on seniors and The Boilermakers are recruiting the four-star prospect for linebacker, doing so against other offers from light on underclassmen at defensive tackle, creating a Illinois, Vanderbilt, Missouri, Indiana, Minnesota and crucial need for bodies. And at tight end, a position expected to be an imothers. Michigan, Michigan State and Wisconsin are among portant part of Hazell's and coordinator John Shoop's those who've been involved but have held off on offer- offense, multiple signees are needed. Purdue's preferred recruiting territories haven't ing to date. "Purdue is definitely at the top of all my schools changed all that much under its new staff but the emphasis has swung heavily away from the Southeast right now," Robinson said in June. and back toward the Midwest, particularly Indiana. j And a decision may be forthcoming. "I'll know when it's right, but I don't have an exact date," Robinson said. "But I'm hoping to get it done sooner." 72 • Gold and Black IllustrateD • volume 23, issue 6 GBIprint.com GoldandBlack.com