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for now, it's been really good," Webster said of his final season for Purdue. "From my freshman year to my senior year, I only went up in things. I kind of increased and got better each year. I think that's really good. The scary thing for opposing teams is I don't Tom Campbell think I've peaked yet. Senior defensive tackle Bruce Gaston was one of two Boilermakers who accepted I'm still getting better." an invitation to play in the East-West Shrine Game next month. Holmes eager to return Gabe Holmes thinks he can be ready to go for the spring, as he prepares himself for his second chance at his senior season. The tight end missed all but two games in 2013, after he severely dislocated his left wrist while making a spectacular catch of the football during a practice before the Notre Dame game on Sept. 14. He had surgery shortly after and has been rehabbing the wrist; he's regaining movement now, with hopes to start lifting weights again following the holiday break. "I'm excited for the opportunity to get better, get stronger," the 6-foot-5, 243-pounder said. "It's kind of a competition with myself right now to see how good I can actually get, see how much better I can be, how much I can push myself." Holmes' 2103 season was off to a good start before the injury. He had nine catches in the first two games, leading the Boilermakers, as it looked as though he might be starting to cash in on the potential that he had displayed only at times during his first three seasons. But injury struck, forcing him to watch from the periphery. During the Tuesday practice following Purdue's win over Indiana State on Sept. 7, Holmes leaped high into the air while being jostled by linebacker Armstead Williams, with the bump causing Holmes to come down awkwardly on his wrist. Immediately, he called trainers over to have a look, and slammed his helmet down in anger. A day later, he sat in Darrell Hazell's office to talk about the future. "I had been saying I wished I had another year with him, not under these circumstances, but another year," said Holmes, who received a medical redshirt for 2013. "But he asked me what I was thinking and I told exactly that: 'I like what you're doing and I like you as a coach and as a person.' And he said 'That's great. We want you back.' "I said 'Cool man, I'll be back.'" Holmes' plan is to participate in the spring and be ready to go for his second senior season in the fall. He will team with Justin Sinz, ... all the fun ... all the food ... all the comfort ... all the services GoldanDBlack express • volume 24, express 14 • 11