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presentS recruiting news and notes Recruiting Roundup BY BRIAN NEUBERT BNeubert@GoldandBlack.com good feeling. And coming up on going to want to come in and take." As a junior at Middletown, Edmy visit and playing pick-up with some of the guys who'll be my wards averaged 21.6 points, 12.4 2014 TARGET COMMITS teammates, I was able to jell real- rebounds, 4.1 assists and more Purdue's extended pursuit of rely well with them right away, and cruiting target Vince Edwards ended that's a great feeling for when I'm Saturday evening, when the versagoing to be coming in as a freshtile forward from Ohio committed to man next year. It just felt like a Matt Painter and his staff during his great place to be." official visit to West Lafayette. Edwards was also offered by Tom Campbell The 6-foot-7 Edwards joins felMichigan, Vanderbilt, West VirPurdue's two 2014 commitments: Vince Edwards low Ohioan Dakota Mathias as Pur- (left) and Dakota Mathias. ginia, Dayton, Xavier, Texas Tech due's Class of 2014 pledges. and others at one time or anothThe Boilermakers led for Ed- of thinking about Michigan also," er during the recruiting process. wards from start to finish in recruit- Edwards said, "but when it came Purdue targeted the Middleing, from the day two winters ago down to it, Purdue felt comfortable town High School star in large part he nearly committed before elect- and felt like home. Any time you due to his multitude of skills for the feel like you're comfortable any ing to hold off. "power forward" sort of role it's pro"At one point in time I was kind time you set foot on campus, it's a jecting him to play. Edwards' ball-handling, shooting and passing capabiliPURDUE 2014 football COMMITMENTS ties, Purdue believes, make him Name Pos. HeightWeight Hometown/School Kirk Barron C 6-2 300 Mishawaka, Ind./Marian a fit to fill that role the same David Blough QB 6-1 190 Carrollton, Texas/Creekview way Robbie Hummel did for the Trae Hart WR 5-11 160 Dallas/First Baptist Academy Boilermakers. Austin McGehee P 6-1 200 Pine Bluff, Ark./Pine Bluff "(Painter's) compared me to Gregory Phillips WR 5-11 180 Lithonia, Ga./Arabia Mountain him a lot, but said I might be a litGelen Robinson LB 6-1 235 St. John, Ind./Lake Central tle more athletic and maybe able Drue Tranquill LB/S 6-2 210 Fort Wayne, Ind./Carroll to do a few more things that way," Denzel Ward OT 6-8315Chicago/Simeon Edwards said. "That's the role I'm than a block per game. He shot better than 51 percent from the floor, 79 percent from the foul line and nearly 38 percent from three- Buy Subaru and keep Indiana driving. Fort Wayne Subaru 5000 Illinois Road Fort Wayne, IN 47905 260-432-4567 www.fortwaynesubaru.com Bob Rohrman Subaru 1600 South Creasy Lane Lafayette, IN 47905 765-449-8100 www.bobrohrmansubaru.com GoldanDBlack express • volume 24, express 4 • 33