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BY KYLE CHARTERS
KCharters@GoldandBlack.com
K
amal Hardy has screwed up
before.
The Florida native was ac-
ademically ineligible as a high school
junior, a failure that cost him a chance
to get offered by Division I programs
back then. Now given the opportuni-
ty to play at one — he signed with
Purdue after two seasons at Monroe
Community College and is enrolled
for the spring semester — he isn't
about to slip up again.
Hardy plans to make the most of his
stay in West Lafayette, hoping he can
earn a starting job as soon as possible
in what will be a rebuilt Purdue sec-
ondary in 2016.
"(With) all that I've been through,
every time I'm in the weight room, ev-
Kamal Hardy
6-1 • 180 • CB
"He does everything
really well at the
position: He can play
off, he can press.
He's athletic. He's got a real
good combination of size and
strength, speed and quick-
ness."
Monroe Community College coach Terry Karg
Josh Hayes
6-0 • 184 • CB
"He wants to win
every rep in one-on-
ones and he doesn't
like it when receivers
catch balls on him.
So from a competitive stand-
point, Purdue is getting a top-
notch competitor."
Former Pike coach Derek Moyers
Navon Mosley
6-0 • 180 • S
"He's a Jack of all
trades. All the years
I've been coaching,
I've never had a kid
who never left the
field. … He does everything."
West Bloomfield coach Ron Bellamy
DeAnn Bradley
Purdue wanted age in its secondary room and found that in J.C. safety C.J. Parker.
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