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GOLD & BLACK ILLUSTRATED VOLUME 25, ISSUE 4 28 wouldn't be too much change, and I like that. I like the offense we've run for my school. It's pro-style and we run, run, then hit them with the pass. It keeps (defenses) on their toes." Though neither would seem "ready-made," per se, Hopkins and/ or Trussell could find opportunities to contribute for Purdue right away, given its vacated depth chart at tight end, where four seniors are gone, in- cluding the Boilermakers' top two or three players, depending on how you look at it. LARRY WELLS This is a really i n t e r e s t i n g case. Here's a 6-8, 310-plus-pound Big Ten-bound offensive tack- le who's barely run-blocked to this point. You see, Wells' Kenton High School program in Ohio is known for its pass-first-, second- and third-down offense and so its tackle spent most of his career in back-pedal. "Coach Bridge and I have talked a lot about it," Wells said. "That will be a big focus of my first year, learning a lot of run-blocking schemes and (technique). We only ran the ball like five times probably this season, but he said run-blocking is the easy part and that pass-blocking is harder." Bridge said there was just one run-blocking clip on Wells' "entire tape" from his senior year. "And it was a pancake," the line coach joked, "so he's 1-for-1." Kenton's offense certainly had its advantages, too. Tempo, for one. Wells hopes he Kevin Webb Metroplexsportspix.com Jess Trussell can catch the ball as a tight end, but he'll need to develop physically to hold the point of attack. 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_finalRev3_Feb2015 2/6/15 3:12 PM Page 1