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presentS recruiting news and notes Recruiting Roundup BY BRIAN NEUBERT BNeubert@GoldandBlack.com Here's a look at those expected: PIVOTAL WEEKEND R De'Chavon ON TAP Hayes: One of Purdue hasn't quite put all its the top junior recruiting eggs in this weekend's college running basket, but it's put a lot of them backs nationthere. ally, Hayes has The Boilermakers have taken official planned ahead for months to visits to Arizona this weekend as one of great State, Kansas Rivals.com magnitude for recruiting visits and Oklahoma, Defensive line target Renell Wren will visit Purdue this weekend. and that will come to pass bewith Purdue up ginning Friday when at least 15 ginia tight end doesn't have next. official visitors are slated to be R Cole Herdman: The Vir- a Purdue offer but could earn in West Lafayette. one this weekend as the Boilermaker staff has been watching PURDUE 2014 football COMMITMENTS him very closely lately. Name Pos.Height Weight Hometown/School R Renell Wren: The St. Kirk Barron C 6-2 300 Mishawaka, Ind./Marian Louis area defensive lineman David Blough QB 6-1 190 Carrollton, Texas/Creekview Tim Cason CB 6-0 180 Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston has been high on Purdue for Simmie Cobbs ATH 6-4 215 Oak Park, Ill./River Forest months now and has it right Will Colmery DE 6-5 245 LaGrange, Ill./ in the thick of the hunt along Nazareth Academy Trae Hart WR 5-11 160 Dallas/First Baptist Academy with Arizona State and others Austin McGehee P 6-1 200 Pine Bluff, Ark./Pine Bluff who've offered, like Nebraska, Gregory Phillips WR 5-11 180 Lithonia, Ga./Arabia Mountain Michigan and Michigan State. Gelen Robinson LB 6-1 235 St. John, Ind./Lake Central Denzel Ward OT 6-8 315 Chicago/Simeon R Martesse Patterson: The interior lineman from Columbus, Ohio, could play of- fense or defense in college. Illinois has also offered. R Brandon Roberts: The cornerback from Valdosta, Ga., has a Purdue offer and may be leaning in that direction over Washington State and Cincinnati, though Geor- gia Tech is lurking. R Jawhaun Bentley: Maryland, Iowa, Pitt, Rutgers, Syracuse and many others have offered the inside linebacker from East Coast power DeMatha High School in Maryland. R Ladarius Wiley: The Buy Subaru and keep Indiana driving. 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 13 • 33