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presentS recruiting news and notes Recruiting Roundup BY BRIAN NEUBERT BNeubert@GoldandBlack.com DEFENSIVE LINEMAN COMMITS Shortly after being offered a scholarship, Illinois defensive lineman Will Colmery accepted, committing to the Boilermakers and giving them their 11th verbal commitment for their 2014 recruiting class. "Probably the biggest draw was the coaches, and them being in the Big Ten," Colmery said. "They're all brand-new, obvious- PURDUE 2014 COMMITMENTS Name Pos.Height Weight Kirk Barron C 6-2 300 David Blough QB 6-1 190 Tim Cason CB 6-0 180 Simmie Cobbs ATH 6-4 215 Will Colmery DE 6-5 245 Trae Hart WR 5-11 160 Austin McGehee P 6-1 200 Gregory Phillips WR 5-11 180 Gelen Robinson LB 6-1 235 Drue Tranquill LB/S 6-2 210 Denzel Ward OT 6-8 315 New commitments in bold oriented schools. WEEKEND VISITS "They're switching Florida offensive tackle to a 3-4 defense and Marcus Applefield will officially looking for a big de- visit Purdue this weekend for its fensive end who can move, too," Colmery said of Purdue. "They said they saw my tape and really liked it, that they liked the way I moved and that they thought I had the potential to get a lot bigger. They said they think they can get me to 270 (pounds) or 280 in no time, so we'll see. "I think I read the run pretty well, sniff things out, get my head up in the backfield and see where the ball is. And I pursue every play." Of Purdue's 11 commitments, Colmery is the first defensive lineman and third commitment from the Chicago area, joining offensive lineman Denzel Ward and athlete Simmie Cobbs. ly, and I believe in what they're doing there. And I really liked the campus when I visited there this summer." The 6-foot-5, 245-pound lineman from Nazareth Academy picked Purdue over offers from Wyoming, Central Michigan Illinois defensive end Will Colmery became Purdue's and a variety of 11th verbal commitment. small, academic- Hometown/School Mishawaka, Ind./Marian Carrollton, Texas/Creekview Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston Oak Park, Ill./River Forest LaGrange, Ill./ Nazareth Academy Dallas/First Baptist Academy Pine Bluff, Ark./Pine Bluff Lithonia, Ga./Arabia Mountain St. John, Ind./Lake Central Fort Wayne, Ind./Carroll Chicago, Ill./Simeon game against Iowa, as the Boilermaker coaching staff will host its first official(s) of the season from uncommitted recruits. 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 9 • 41