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GOLD & BLACK ILLUSTRATED VOLUME 25, ISSUE 4 26 perhaps the player. It sewed him up early, as the aspir- ing engineering major committed in late February of last year, one of the earliest commitments on record at Purdue. It's not like he didn't have options, either. Kentucky wanted him badly. Mis- sissippi offered him. Many others likely would have had he A) remained uncommitted and B) marketed him- self at all. The only two camps Sin- delar threw at last summer were on Purdue's campus, both long after he'd committed. At those camps, Sindelar showed a strong, live arm, the one that made him such a promising Major League Baseball pitching prospect that Pur- due dealt with some mild uneasiness over his commitment at first. Operating out of an exclusive- ly shotgun offense — adjusting to something more traditional would seem like one of the first adjustments to be made — Sindelar both threw the ball all over the field and show- cased the athleticism that also made him a very good high school basket- ball player. Sindelar has clocked 4.7s in the 40-yard dash. He won't any time soon, though, as he rehabilitates his knee. When he made a decision in-sea- son to enroll in January at Purdue, at the time opting to forsake his se- nior baseball season, Sindelar did so thinking, and for good reason, he might factor into the hunt to be the Boilermakers' starting quarterback right away. Instead, he'll recover. "I wasn't supposed to be cleared to throw until May, but I was actual- ly cleared (in late February)," Sin- delar said. "So I'm already throwing now, which is two months ahead. So hopefully by June, which is where I'm supposed to be cleared fully, I'll even be earlier, hopefully May. That's my ultimate goal. Who knows? I'm going to just keep rehabbing, doing my best and we'll see how fast it goes." For more on Sindelar, see Page 26. PEYTON TRUITT The offensive lineman from West Lafayette High School had been sit- ting right under Purdue's nose the whole time, but it took a standout showing at the Boilermak- ers' lineman camp last June to draw an offer out of the school literally across the street, the program his family's so closely aligned with. By then, Truitt had made an early S Y A W L A Y A T S T A E R G A Get everything you're looking for, all at a great price. We have what matters most to you, like a comfortable bed and a delicious breakfast, plus free Internet and free bottled water in your room, great local beer with Best Brews™ and much more. e t t e y a f a L t s e W n o t a r e h S y b s t n i o P r u o F E T T E Y A F A L T S E W / M O C . S T N I O P R U O F T A W O N K O O B 1 1 5 5 3 6 4 5 6 7 R O 8 0 8 9 7 7 7 0 0 8 L L A C R O . S L E T O H T A E R G . S E T A R T A E R G ©2011-2012 Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. All rights reserved. Aloft, Element, Four Points, Le Méridien, Sheraton, St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, W, Westin and their logos are the trademarks of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., or its affiliates. For full terms and conditions visit fourpoints.com/westlafayette Bob Smith Peyton Truitt added 80 pounds in two years to get Big Ten-ready on the offen- sive line.