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routes like we wanted him to or understand the different things we wanted him to do as a wide receiver. But man, he's a foot- ball junkie, he loves it. He asked questions and they're intelligent questions and you don't have to tell him twice. Danny Anthrop is one of several freshmen expected to play this season, maybe even in Week 1. ceivers — Danny Anthrop and Cam- eron Posey — could get a chance to play this weekend. Outside of its starting receivers, WHICH FRESHMEN? Nord thinks two freshmen re- Purdue has room for others to step up to fill out the depth chart. "They both run really well and are catching on," Nord said. "They're really intelligent, and they've got great motors and love the game. They're going to play a lot of football around here and hopefully we can get them in early. school football locally, surprised Nord with how quickly he was able to acclimate to Division I football. "He came over to camp last year Anthrop, who played small high " he came over here in the summer, he didn't have any idea how to run " Nord said, "but when Tom Campbell cruiting that we got a heck of a talent, and he's shown that he's a phenomenal athlete, "We knew going in re- most likely freshmen to contribute are defensive lineman Ryan Watson and cornerback Anthony Brown. On defense, the " Brown. "He's done a good job of picking up the sys- tem. Corner is one of the mentally easier positions to play, so it allows him to go out and use his physi- cal tools. Coach (Greg) Burns has done a great job of bringing him along and getting him ready to go. "We do have some " Tibesar said of and we tagged the offer on him be- cause of his skills, his ability to run fast and change direction, so we gave him an offer, BOILER UP! 2012 ROSS ADE BRIGADE TEE TODAY! get your 4/C depth out there, but it's amazing you start getting into nickel and dime pack- ages how quickly you need to use those DBs out there, so I foresee Anthony as a guy who can definitely help us out." /FollettsPurdueBookstores Black & White For Black background, there is a white border around it. Follett's Purdue Bookstores Boiler | Purdue West | Black & Gold Mine | follettspurdue.com GOLDANDBLACK EXPRESS • VOLUME 23, EXPRESS 1 • 18 status was announced, Tibesar liked what he had seen from linebacker Joe Gilliam. The sophomore has risen up the depth chart since and could be GILLIAM RISING Even before Dwayne Beckford's in line to fill Beckford's spot in the middle. "Joe has had a great fall camp, Tibesar said Sunday. "He's done a real good job. He's done a really good job. He's played primarily at Will linebacker for us and has had " a few reps here or there at Mike, just to show that he can do it. When he's gotten his opportunities, he's made the most of it." j

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