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Keith Bryant, all teammates at Atlantic High School in Delray Beach, Fla.; Tam- pa athlete Richard Benjamin; and New Smyrna Beach (Fla.) teammates James Clark and Davarez Bryant, a wide re- ceiver and defensive end, respectively. The weekend has yet to yield any new commitments. Previous commitment Dwayne Johnson, an offensive tackle from the Kyle Shortridge Danny Ezechukwu were great," Ezechukwu said. "That's what for me." terest for defensive end, but at Purdue, he'll play standing up. "I believe I'm going to be playing line- backer, either outside or middle," he said, Ezechukwu drew some recruiting in- really got me. "I just felt like Purdue was the right fit from West Lafayette High School junior athlete Maurice Woodard, a running back who Boilermaker coaches have Houston area, also made his official visit. R Purdue hosted an unofficial visit David Yancey avoided serious injury, as was first feared in his Lake Central team's win over Valparaiso Friday night. After being carted off the field after "but I'm OK with wherever Purdue puts me, really. "I play pretty fast and I really get after it. I think I use technique well and play with a lot of discipline. I play with kind of a con- trolled rage, which is always a good thing to have. " hosted seven official visits: cornerback Brisly Estime, running back Tevin Spells and defensive tackle and Miami commitment FOOTBALL RECRUITING NOTES R For the Wisconsin game, Purdue expressed increasing interest in lately. R Purdue running back commitment everyone in the Big Ten. He's an AAU teammate on the Illinois Wolves of fellow Purdue 2015 guard target Jordan Ash, who also visited for the Tip-Off. Others visitors, as expected, included Hyron Edwards and Eron Gordon, guards who already hold offers for the 2015 and made unofficial visits Ohio State and Michigan State, picking up a Spartan offer while in East Lansing. The Buckeyes had offered the forward follow- ing the summer. The Normal, Ill., native now has Big '16 classes, respectively. S Junior target Keita Bates-Diop this weekend to Ohio State. S Purdue is sched- hurting his knee, Yancey was diagnosed as having merely sustained a hyper-exten- sion, serious but nothing compared to the alternative. "My knee is fine, be back on the field soon." " Yancey said. "I should guard Glynn Watson was offered a schol- arship while on campus for Purdue's Tip- off Before The Kickoff event during the weekend. It was the first offer for Watson, the younger brother of former Illinois star Demetri McCamey. The point guard is drawing early recruiting interest from most BASKETBALL RECRUITING NOTES S Illinois sophomore-to-be point pleted 13-of-19 passes for 126 yards and two scores as Terre Haute South won 45-7 R Quarterback Danny Etling com- over Lawrence North. R Green and his Eagles Landing Christian Academy team beat Mount Ver- non Presbyterian 62-0, with Green carry- ing the ball just twice, for 58 yards and a touchdown. R Wide receiver recruit Myles Nor- Ten offers from Purdue, Illinois, Michigan, Northwestern, Indiana, Michigan State and uled to host a visit Fri- day from 6-8 Illinois ju- nior forward Max Roth- schild, Bates-Diop's AAU teammate. COMMITMENT TRACKER FOOTBALL recruits' notable results Some of Purdue's from this past weekend: R Yancey ran for 171 yards and three touchdowns before leaving the game in the third quarter in LC's 35- 21 win over Valpo. his Florida High School beat North Florida Christian 38-21. Logan made four tackles. j Grace Prep beat Pantego Christian 30-22. R Austin Logan of Tallahassee and Purdue Women's Basketball Tip-Off Dinner Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 6:30 p.m. Four Points by Sheraton sponsored by Eric Harmon State Farm Insurance Tickets available through the sponsors with applications available at Purdue's Athletic Ticket Office. GOLDANDBLACK EXPRESS • VOLUME 23, EXPRESS 7 • 36 wood carried the ball 11 times for 150 yards and two touchdowns, with two tackles and a breakup on defense, as Arlington (Texas)

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