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GoldanDBlack express • volume 25, express 4 • 28 BY GOLD AND BLACK STAFF P urdue coaches have been con- sistent with their criticism of outside receivers being unable to break free from press coverage. So they made a statement dur- ing practice last week: Not allowing their top outside receiver to get any snaps with the first-team offense on Tuesday. DeAngelo Yancey heard the message loud and clear, and he said it helped him produce his best game of the season against Notre Dame. Yancey had two catches for 48 yards, including a highlight-reel touchdown that gave Purdue a lead, last week. "It was very big for me," Yancey said. "I needed that (kind of ) play to get my confidence back up. It did exactly that, so I'm trying to carry that over the rest of the season." Yancey led Purdue in re - ceiving yards last season as a freshman but had only one catch in Purdue's first two games. Quarterback Danny Etling simply was having a hard time connecting with Yancey, missing him on deep sideline routes especially. But against the Irish, Etling allowed Yancey to make plays on both of the balls that were catches. On the Purdue's longest reception, Etling threw a beau - tiful ball down the left sideline, dropping it right into Yancey's arms before it carried him out of bounds for a 29-yard catch. On the touchdown, Yancey won his individual battle on the line — against press coverage — and then fought that DB to make an ac- Yancey Challenged By Coaches, Performs F O Ot ba l l : n e w s a n d n ot e s PRESENTS Tom Campbell Sophomore DeAngelo Yancey made two huge catches against Notre Dame, the game's longest down the left sideline and a highlight-reel touchdown. He hopes that can spur him toward more production the rest of the season. www.MeetYouAtArnis.com LAFAYETTE • INDIANAPOLIS • GREENWOOD Visit one of our 18 Indiana locations Meet You At Arni's TM Celebrates Purdue's Student-Athletes SERVING BOILER FANS FOR 50 YEARS World Famous Pizza, Salads, Sandwiches Danny Ezechukwu Redshirt Freshman, Major in Management Ezechukwu, a linebacker from Lithonia Ga., was one of 47 players on the Boilermaker football team to make coach Darrell Hazell's "A-Players" list for the spring. Players can qualify for the list, which was originated from Hazell's decree of "A Players Must Get A's" by getting a 3.0 average or better for the semester. The Boilermakers had 40 players make the list in the fall. The team posted a 2.78 GPA for the spring, up from a 2.65 in the fall, and improved its cumulative GPA to 2.77, up from 2.75 prior to the spring semester. It is the highest team GPA for football in at least 20 years.