Notebook: Big Recruits, injury return and humbling loss
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Purdue made national headlines Monday night when three Daytona Beach, Fla., recruits committed to Danny Hope’s football team.
Receivers O.J. Ross and Chevin Davis, along with cornerback Ricardo Allen, made verbal commitments to Hope’s 2010 recruiting class Sunday. They were on campus to witness Purdue’s upset of then-No. 7 Ohio State. Ross is a 4-star recruit on Rivals.com, while Allen is a 3-star prospect.
Though Hope can’t yet comment on individual recruits, he spoke Tuesday about what he is seeing in the 2010 class.
“It’s going great,” he said. “We have about 21 guys that feel really good about Purdue and have indicated that they’d like to be part of what’s happening here, be a Boilermaker, and that’s exciting. We still have several spots to fill, but we’re filling up fast. We like their caliber.
“There’s a lot going on recruiting-wise, but this time of year a lot of it is the result of great groundwork laid early in the recruiting process, so it’s going very well for us right now, very, very well. We have commitments from top players in each one of the areas that we chose to go in and recruit.”
ADAMS BACK?
Senior wide receiver Royce Adams has been cleared to return to practice after being out with a knee injury since the Northwestern game. Adams has seen times on offense and defense this season, but his biggest contributions have been on special teams.
“He’s coming off a knee injury and wants to see how he feels with it and what it’s able to do,” Hope said. “He’s got to test the waters some first and we’ll know going into Saturday whether or not he’ll be a first-line player in some specific roles or we should just keep him as a backup and hold him ’til next week.
“We’re optimistic, but we’re not counting on it. We’ll see where it goes.”
HUMBLING LOSS
When asked what the Boilers took away from their 37-0 loss at Wisconsin, sophomore linebacker Chris Carlino gave a simple answer.
“Some humility, I guess,” Carlino said. “You have to come ready to play every game. We had a great week of practice, then when game time came, we didn’t show up.”