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PRESENTS RECRUITING NEWS AND NOTES great people and it all starts with the spring semester, getting up there early." A third recruit, DB Tim Cason, is eligible to enroll in January, but as of last week, it was not yet certain whether he would or not. Purdue will likely round out Recruiting Roundup BY GOLD AND BLACK STAFF CLASS NEARLY FULL With 18 commitments in hand, Purdue's 2014 recruiting class is nearly full, with only an estimated two or three spots remaining to fill prior to the February signing date. Two recruits, quarterback David Blough and offensive lineman Kirk Barron, are set to enroll in January. "Just to get acclimated with just all the surroundings and get thrown into things and get used to taking classes before it's full cycle Bill Ray PURDUE 2014 FOOTBALL COMMITMENTS Name Pos.HeightWeight Kirk Barron* C 6-2 300 Jawhaun Bentley LB 6-2 245 David Blough* QB 6-1 190 Tim Cason* CB 6-0 180 Simmie Cobbs ATH 6-4 215 Will Colmery DE 6-5 245 Trae Hart WR 5-11 160 Cole Herdman TE 6-4 225 Juan Jenkins S 6-0 195 Chris Jones CB 6-0 175 Keiwan Jones DL 6-2 260 Dexter Knox RB 5-9 200 Austin McGehee P 6-1 200 Martesse Patterson OL 6-5 315 Gregory Phillips WR 5-11 180 Brandon Roberts CB 6-0 185 Gelen Robinson LB 6-1 235 LaDarius Wiley DB 6-2 185 * Already signed to enroll in January New commitments in bold. Hometown/School Mishawaka, Ind./Marian Hyattsville, Md./DeMatha Carrollton, Texas/Creekview Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston Oak Park, Ill./River Forest LaGrange, Ill./Nazareth Academy Dallas/First Baptist Academy Oakton, Va./Flint Hill Gainesville, Fla./Gainesville Jacksonville, Fla./Sandalwood Dunnellon, Fla./Dunnellon Fairburn, Ga./Creekside Pine Bluff, Ark./Pine Bluff Columbus, Ohio/Marion Franklin Lithonia, Ga./Arabia Mountain Valdosta, Ga./Lowndes St. John, Ind./Lake Central Los Angeles/Cathedral Quarterback David Blough enrolls at Purdue this month. in the fall with practice and everything," said Blough of his decision to enroll early. "And then the opportunity to get to compete for a position in the spring at spring practice and get better six months before the season starts, that's appealing. Having the coaching staff and the other guys, Danny Etling and Austin Appleby, to get better with, they're great players and great competitors, so that's going to be a lot of fun to get to work with them. We're going to push each other to try to get better and ultimately either reach the next level or be its class from those who visit during the program's next two recruiting weekends, Jan. 17 and Jan. 24. Purdue hosted one official visit weekend in December and landed eight commitments from that group. 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 15 • 22