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IllustrateD volume 24, issue 4 31 f maturity is a must will be a challenge. "There's a definite deficiency at the offensive tackle position," Hazell said. "It'll be interesting this spring how we're going to manage that and ma- nipulate that to get through spring, but these guys will have an opportuni- ty from Step 1 to compete for a tackle spot." Purdue's more solidified on the inte- rior, where it has veteran Robert Kugler at center and second-year starters Ja- son King and Jordan Roos, at left and right guards, respectively. But the Boil- ermakers enter spring practices, which start March 6, with only four tackles and none have significant experience. Only sophomore J.J. Prince can lay claim to non-mop-up snaps, although those can be counted on one hand. Sophomore Joey Warburg and redshirt freshman Jason Tretter, along with senior Jack DeBoef, are the spring tackles. "The good news is that we only have to play five," offensive line coach Jim Bridge said. "So we'll put five out there and go with it. It's not like anybody is going to feel sorry for us. We've got what we've got and we're going to coach them and get them to play to a level that InsIde The LIne ReTuRnees Player, Yr. Ht., Wt. Position Cameron Cermin, So. 6-5, 300 G/C Jason King, So. 6-3, 300 G Robert Kugler, Jr. 6-3, 284 C JJ Prince, So. 6-6, 288 T Jordan Roos, So. 6-5, 320 G Jason Tretter, R-Fr. 6-6, 300 T Joey Warburg, So 6-5, 271 T Jack DeBoef, Sr. 6-7, 290 T sIgnees Player, Yr. Ht., Wt. Position Kirk Barron, Fr.* 6-3, 300 C Corey Clements, Jr. 6-8, 375 T Martesse Patterson, Fr. 6-5, 320 G Bearooz Yacoobi, Fr. 6-5, 280 T * Mid-year enrollee Note: Scholarship players only SERIOUS. FUN. NIKE TENNIS CAMPS USSportsCamps.com 1-800-NIKE CAMP (1-800-645-3226) All Rights reserved. Nike and the Swoosh design are registered trademarks of Nike, Inc. and its affiliates, and are used under license. Nike is the title sponsor of the camps and has no control over the operation of the camps or the acts or omissions of US Sports Camps. Purdue university Directed by Head Men's Coach, Pawel Gajdzik June 22-26 & June 29-July 3 Overnight, Extended Day and Day Options Boys and Girls | Ages 9-18 All Skills | High School | Tournament Training Camps are open to any and all entrants, limited only by age and availability Brian Neubert Center Kirk Barron, one of three freshmen offensive linemen in the 2014 class, is on campus already, hoping his early enrollment gives him a chance to play early in his Purdue career.