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to take advantage of it. Knox was setting up surgery
to repair the torn ACL — there was no other ligament
damage, Hazell said — after Purdue's finals week,
which ends May 7.
"If he played a different position, I think you would
have a chance to get him back," Hazell said. "He's going
to have the surgery (in May), so … realistically, if it was
a different position, you may be able to get him back in
October. But because of all the demands on the knees
of a running back, the cutting, the constant pounding,
it would be hard. He'll be back, but he (wouldn't) be his
old self. So that's one of the things you have to gauge."
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New Look
L
ast spring, Purdue used the spring
game to debut an alternate gray uni-
form and a white helmet. The reveal
in 2016 was a bit bigger.
On April 15, the day before the spring
game and just before the groundbreak-
ing ceremony for the football perfor-
mance complex, Purdue released three
new uniform designs by Nike.
The Boilermakers will have white,
black and gray jerseys that sport cow-
catcher designs on the shoulders, a
block font in the numbers and numbers
that are outlined in accent colors — the
white jerseys and gray jerseys have black
numbers with gold accents.
The players' general preference is the
all-white look — model Markell Jones
called that "slick" — but all of the new
gear was met with resounding approval.
"Pretty awesome," receiver Cameron
Posey said.
Said QB David Blough, "We liked
them a lot. Nike's new design is great.
(They're) pretty sweet."
— Stacy Clardie
Paul Sadler
