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GOLD AND BLACK ILLUSTRATED VOLUME 27, ISSUE 4 30 allowed me to be able to get past tackles or guards with- out them being able to get their hands on me when I'm going after the quarterback." His length is coupled, he says, with his "explosion off the line" and an ability to bend to get underneath the offensive linemen he's squaring off against. Reviere recorded three sacks, five tackles for loss and 11 hurries as a senior at McCallie. He plays a position of relative short-term need for Purdue, defensive end, should be stick at that position. Reviere was told that if he's physically ready to play early in his career, that opportunity could present itself, but Brohm spoke of him as more of a long-range sort of prospect. "While he may not be ready to go right off the bat," Brohm said, "he will compete and fight and when he gets bigger and stronger he will be a very good player for us." NICK SIPE QB • 6-4, 190 • Villa Park, Calif. (Villa Park) Sipe committed to Hazell's Purdue staff last summer. As luck for him would have it, it was replaced with one that'll bring with it as quarterback-friendly a mentality as there is in all of col- lege football. And as luck would have it for that staff, it's liked what it's seen from the inherited QB. "I think he has the look you're looking for," Brohm said. "He's close to 6-4, he's got some length to him. He's a guy who when you watch the video, he can really throw the football. He's accurate. I think as he gets in the weight program and gets stronger, his arm will get even better. "But I like him. He's got a great makeup. He works out, really treats the game seriously and wants to be a great player and has the personality you're looking for. He carries a quiet confidence about him and I think he has a chance to compete and be a player for us when it's all said and done." Physically, Sipe might be more of a longer-range prospect — he does have to develop physically — but he does aim to walk in the door at Purdue with some intangibles already well established. "I think I'm a good leader and a competitive guy," he said. "I think when it comes down to it, guys want to be in the huddle with me. I pride myself on trying to be the guy they want out there with them. "I like the mental aspect of the game. It's not just a game where you have to beat people physically but you can beat them mentally too. That's something that, for me, sets football apart from any other sport." As a senior, Sipe completed 199-of-313 passes for 2,904 yards and 29 touchdowns, with nine interceptions. "He is a football junky. He lives it, breathes it, and thinks about it all the time," said quarterbacks coach Brian Brohm at the JPC Roundup. "That is what I love about the kid. His fundamentals are flawless, so he is coming in with a good base. He can throw from the pocket, which is what we like to do." The Rivals.com three-star prospect committed early to Purdue before schools like Colorado, Washington, Or- egon State and the others recruiting him had a chance to offer, basing his decision largely on academics. California quarterback Nick Sipe fought off schools like Col- orado, Washington State and Washington while remaining committed to Purdue in the recruiting process.