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presentS recruiting news and notes Recruiting Roundup BY BRIAN NEUBERT BNeubert@GoldandBlack.com DEFENSIVE BACK COMMITS Purdue landed its ninth commitment for 2014 and its first since July this week when Michigan defensive back Tim Cason immediately snapped up a Boilermaker offer. The former Western Michigan commitment was offered by numerous Mid-American Conference schools before committing early to the Broncos and ultimately flipping to Purdue. "They have an outstanding engineering program and I have always been interested in the field," Cason told Rivals.com. "They have a great opportunity for me to get on the field early." Cason visited Purdue for its spring game and is expected back in West Lafayette this weekend for the Nebraska game. Cason said the Boilermaker coaching staff likes his potential as a wide receiver also, but cornerback would seem more likely based on need and analysts' opinions of him. "Physically what you im- PURDUE 2014 football COMMITMENTS Name Pos. HeightWeight Hometown/School Kirk Barron C 6-2 300 Mishawaka, Ind./Marian David Blough QB 6-1 190 Carrollton, Texas/Creekview Tim Cason CB 6-0 180 Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston Trae Hart WR 5-11 160 Dallas/First Baptist Academy Austin McGehee P 6-1 200 Pine Bluff, Ark./Pine Bluff Gregory Phillips WR 5-11 180 Lithonia, Ga./Arabia Mountain Gelen Robinson LB 6-1 235 St. John, Ind./Lake Central Drue Tranquill LB/S 6-2 210 Fort Wayne, Ind./Carroll Denzel Ward OT 6-8315Chicago/Simeon New commitment in bold staffs what the deal was — no "Let me tell you: They were real straight answers, but gen- mistaken. The kid hung with the erally there was concern about top wide receiver prospects in top-end speed. the country, no problem. He has Buy Subaru and keep Indiana driving. Tom Campbell Defensive back Tim Cason became Purdue's ninth commitment for its 2014 recruiting class. mediately love about Cason is he plays very long at the cornerback position," said Josh Helmholdt, Rivals.com's Midwest recruiting analyst. "He's a good-sized kid who officially measured at 6-foot, 181 pounds back in the spring. He uses that length to his advantage, checking receivers off the line of scrimmage and closing down passing lanes. When the BCS offers were not coming through for him this spring, I asked a few coaching Fort Wayne Subaru 5000 Illinois Road Fort Wayne, IN 47905 260-432-4567 www.fortwaynesubaru.com Bob Rohrman Subaru 1600 South Creasy Lane Lafayette, IN 47905 765-449-8100 www.bobrohrmansubaru.com GoldanDBlack express • volume 24, express 6 • 36