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She likes the university and she just likes the coaching staff and the style of basketball. And she thinks it'll be a good fit for her."  Aside from the trio of players in 2015, Purdue also has three in '14: Indianapolis forward Erica Moore; Colorado guard Justine Hall; and Georgia post Bree Horrocks. BIG MAN VISITING THIS WEEKEND TRANQUILL NEARING DECISION The end may be near — again — for Purdue football commitment Drue Tranquill following his unofficial visit to Notre Dame this past weekend. The safety/linebacker from Fort Wayne Carroll has been considering both the past several weeks after committing to the Boilermakers in July. He visited West Lafayette the weekend before last and South Bend on Saturday for Notre Dame's win over Michigan State. "Obviously, coming off both visits there can be a lot of emotion," Tranquill told Rivals.com. "But you've got to put all that aside in order to make the best business decision. I'm going to take the necessary steps in order to do that and sort through those things. I can see a decision coming here soon. It's getting down to it. I've been able to get a good perspective of both schools. I wouldn't be surprised if I had the peace of mind to make that pretty soon." Massachusetts center Jacquil Taylor is making his official visit to Purdue this weekend, the first of four consecutive weekends in which he'll be making visits. The 6-foot-10, 215-pound big man has narrowed his list to Purdue, Providence, St. Joseph's and North Carolina A&T, which he says continued to recruit him seriously even while he was sidelined with a broken foot and thus has earned consideration. The Boilermakers haven't offered yet. "They told me already they're going to offer me," Taylor said. Purdue is looking for a post NOTEBOOK player for its Class of 2014 class, R Offensive line commitfor which it has commitments ment Denzel Ward was originalfrom forward Vince Edwards and ly scheduled to make his official guard Dakota Mathias. visit to Purdue this weekend but said he'll put the visit off until later in the season. He does expect to make an unofficial visit, though, two weeks after he visited for the Notre Dame game also. Ward said he will take an official visit to UCLA and likely Oklahoma. Florida is possible as well. R Purdue won't host any official visits for the Northern Illinois game, but Ward and fellow commit Gelen Robinson are scheduled to unofficially visit, as will a slew of 2015 and 2016 prospects. It's All On The Best Purdue Sports Information On The Web COMMITMENT RESULTS R Wide receiver Trae Hart of Dallas First Baptist Academy opened the scoring with 25- and 35-yard punt returns for touchdowns — unless that is a typo — and scored on a 63-yard pass in his team's 70-0 squeaker over Lake Country Christian. R Robinson made 13 tackles, including a sack, and was credited with three quarterback hurries and a PBU in Lake Central's 27-7 win over LaPorte. R Tranquill ran for 69 yards on 12 carries, including a 22-yard touchdown, but Fort Wayne Carroll fell to East Noble 27-7. j •Real-time recruiting •Game stories, analysis and blogs •Premium message boards Sign up for a 7-day free trial today! •Video, audio, live stream events and more •Exclusive access to premium information Part of the Rivals.com network Note: GoldandBlack.com is a separate subscription than your subscription to Gold and Black Illustrated/Gold and Black EXPRESS. GoldanDBlack express • volume 24, express 5  •  34

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