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ILLUSTRATED VOLUME 25, ISSUE 3 59 f size and speed they need. They have to be comparable in this so that they can compete with them. They just need to get bigger, stronger, quicker and more explosive off those blockers." Purdue also added in its 2014 class Kentucky trans- fer Langston Newton, who was immediately eligible to play, but spent the entire season on the scout team nonetheless. RUSH END One of the headliners of Purdue's freshman class, Gelen Robinson needed a few weeks to find his niche, recruited to play linebacker but landing this season at the Boilermakers' hybrid edge-defender po- sition. Looks like the powerful 6-1, 250-plus-pounder has found his long-term role, playing a position where Pur- due might best be able to use his ability as a pass-rush- er. Playing the entire season as a defensive reserve — as well as on special teams — Robinson recorded a pair of sacks. "He's got a dimension, somewhere between him taking off and then the impact, some of that wrestling (background) kicks in and he just leverages guys and that's stuff you can't teach," Hudson said. "He has amazing pow- er. He has 'Bam Bam' strength and he's real- ly picking up the system. The rush end (posi- tion), it really allows him to freelance a little bit and be creative in his moves. He can grab you with one hand and pull you down. He's stronger than 10 men." That strength stood out immediately when Robinson arrived at Purdue, starting off at linebacker. "I think you knew (beforehand) he was powerful, but he is really powerful," said linebackers coach Marcus Freeman, who recruited Robinson and coached him at Pur- due while he was a linebacker. "We knew he Tom Campbell Gelen Robinson showed flashes as a rookie, getting a couple sacks. But once his knowledge matches his physi- cality, he could become an impact player. THE HILL GROUP REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO The Hill Group is installing all HVAC systems in this new 27-story, 1,200,000 square foot hospital. hillgrp.com We're Illinois' largest mechanical contractor … and proud to have 38 outstanding Purdue alumni on our HVAC/Plumbing team. Warren Hill, ME '63 Jim Hill, MET '95, MBA '03 Jim Billard, LA '90 Brian Teyema, ME '87 Scott Dierking, IM '77 Russ Nelson, BCM '00 David Pikey, PH '97 Bill Silfies, MBA '03 Nick Muscolino, MET '06 Matthew Crawford, MET '05 Bob Hill, BCM '06 Anthony Camasta, MET '04 Beth Beigelbeck, SM '97 Deborah Toth, MET '07 Daniel Block, ME '08 Daniel Gasser, BS '04 Jason Jones, MET '08 Nick Johnson, BCM '09 Bryan O'Neill, BCM '09 Steven Sitkowski, BCM '10 Isaac Townsend, ME '10 Don Wunderlich, ME '13 Taylor Spaulding, ME '12 Grant Fillipitch, MET '12 Jessica James, BS '13 Robert C. Krier, MET '13 Joseph Ketcik, CE '13 Joseph Schraffenberger , ME '13 Michael Rish, ME '13 Brandon Goldstein, ME '14 Michael Alber, ME '14 Ally Gray, BS '14 Karina Bjorklund, ME '17 Larry Lannen, ME '16 Kevin Morrisroe, ME '15 Bill Shuck, MET '14 James Svehla, BCM '15 Chaz Usher, BCM '17 G&B_HillGrp_finalRev2 8/3/14 11:50 PM Page 1