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GoldanDBlack express • volume 24, express 28 • 20 Michigan and Michi- gan State are his top three this time around. He has not visited Ann Arbor or East Lansing, but took an unofficial vis- it to West Lafayette last Monday. "They made me feel like they wanted me," Harris said, "and they made me feel like they needed me." Harris is one of many transfers Pur- due's recruited this spring and maybe its last chance to land one. The Boilermak- ers have targeted numerous other transfers, but center Trevor Thompson picked Ohio State and guards Matt Carlino and Darius Thomp- son chose Marquette and Virginia, re- spectively. HEDELIN'S SUSPENSION SET David Hedelin, Purdue's touted ju- nior college offensive tackle signee, will play for the Boilermakers, just not right away. The native of Sweden will sit out the first three games of 2014 due to a sus- pension imposed by the NCAA, stem- ming from his participation with a club team in his home country after high school. The three-game ban, though, is good news, as Purdue was able to get it reduced from five. "It's (been re- duced) to three games and that's the final suspension," Hedelin wrote. "Not possible to get the suspension away for all the games, unfor- tunately." One the high- est-recruited JUCO tackles in the coun- try this past season as a sophomore at the City College of San Francisco, the former Michigan State commitment is slated to arrive on campus in June and should be eligible to play in Purdue's Sept. 20 non-conference finale against Southern Illinois. He'll sit out games against Western Michigan, Central Michigan and Notre Dame. Purdue plans now to use fellow JUCO offensive tackle signee Corey Clements at offensive guard, meaning sophomore J.J. Prince and senior Jack DeBoef likely project as those who'll get first crack at tackle when camp starts. j Brian Neubert Rivals.com five-star big man Caleb Swanigan of Fort Wayne was finally offered by Purdue last week after it's recruited him for years. "CE LEB RATING OU R LEGE NDS X" FOR THE 10TH STRAIGHT YEAR, THE TOP SCHOLAR-ATHLETES OF NORTHWEST INDIANA, WHO WERE NOMINATED BY THEIR SCHOOLS FOR THE NFF'S SCHOLARSHIPS, WILL BE FEATURED DURING THE HONORS DINNER AT THE PURDUE MEMORIAL UNION. Those 22 scholar-athletes are all high school seniorswho are headed to college next fall.Academically, it is an outstanding group. Twelve of the 22 have 4.0 grade point averages or better, six are ranked among the top five in their senior classes, and three are on course to be valedictorians at their schools. Eight of those young men will be singled outby judges as finalists for the Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award and the winner will be announced that evening, making him a candidate for the Indiana Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award. The "competition'' is based 40 percent on academics, 40 percent on athletics and 20 percent on citizenship, leadership and character. Highlighting the awards ceremony at this year's marquee event will be the induction of three gentlemen into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame. They are former Purdue Heisman Trophy runner-up Leroy Keyes, former Super Bowl champion and Boilermaker star Mike Alstott and long-time high school coaching great Tim Roth of Winamac. (INDIANA FOOTBALL HAIL OF FAME INDUCTEES - Mike Alstott, Leroy Keyes and Tim Roth) - Drew Brees Mental Toughness Award to former Purdue defensive end Cliff Avril of the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks - Bernie Flowers Award for Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Football to Lafayette resident Linda Rohrman - The Legends Award to Joe Rudolph, the long-time executive director of the Purdue Alumni Association - The Citizenship Award to former Purdue quarterback Rob Henry - The Courage Award to West Lafayette high school player Jack Folkers. Tickets for the June 25th Honors Dinner (Silent Auction Reception at 5:30;Dinnerand program at 6:45;VIP Dessert at 9:15) May be ordered via Credit card on Eventbrite.com For more information, contact Jim Vruggink a t 3672 Farnsworth Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47906; (email: jvru ggink@ purdue.edu; phone: 765-427-3303).