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VOLUME 26, ISSUE 4 39 This year, it was cornerback Jake Long (West Virginia), defensive ends Jacoby Hill (Memphis) and Collin Mill- er (Nebraska) and wide receiver Nate Johnson (Michigan), before offensive linemen Dylan Powell and Luke Camp- bell levied the most significant blows. The losses of long-standing commits Powell (Stanford) and Campbell (Mich- igan State) left Purdue to fill one of its most important position groups of the class in a very short period of time in January. It came up with New Mexico's Grant Hermanns and Arizona's Tanner Hawthorne, to go along with JUCO Ja- len Neal, who was recruited sight-un- seen in a matter of days in December, figuring he'd be eligible to enroll mid- year. Turned out, he was not. It was a pretty chaotic year for Pur- due in recruiting, whether it will admit or not. But one that it has to hope beyond hope turns out well in the long run. j DK Moon After Austin Appleby's departure, Purdue found quarterback Jared Sparks out of Loui- siana late in the process. CERAMIC • ENGINEERED HARDWOOD LAMINATES • MARBLE CARPETING Specializing in • Homes • Businesses • Churches • Schools Where Contractors Buy Their Flooring Builders! Call our Contract Department and ask for our Contract Specialist 3437 South Street 765-447-9393 800-403-6889 FAX 765-448-9978 Across from the Post Office GO BOILERS ESPN LIKES PURDUE'S CLASS BEST Here is how the Big Ten fared in 2016 recruiting, at least as ranked by the four largest websites. The overall rank- ing is in parentheses. ESPN Rivals 247Sports Scout 1. OSU (5) OSU (3) OSU (4) OSU (2) 2. MICH (6) MICH (4) MICH (5) MICH (6) 3. PSU (18) MSU (20) PSU (19) MSU (18) 4. MSU (22) PSU (22) MSU (22) PSU (22) 5. NEB (26) NEB (25) NEB (24) WIS (25) 6. WIS (41) WIS (35) WIS (32) NEB (21) 7. MD (43) MD (40) MD (42) IOWA (31) 8. IOWA (49) IOWA (42) IOWA (46) MINN (42) 9. NW (52) NW (47) MINN (48) NW (45) 10. MINN (55) MINN (50) NW (52) IU (T/52) 11. IU (58) IU (56) IU (55) MD (T/52) 12. PUR (61) ILL (68) ILL (71) ILL (60) 13. RUT (64) PUR (73) RUT (75) RUT (71) 14. ILL (71) RUT (79) PUR (76) PUR (83)