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Landers is something Purdue does not have right now in being a tall, long-striding sort of receiver who can really run. And he's confident, maybe a little too much, but that's better than the alternative.
If Purdue pulls in the wide receiver it'll be more representation of a modest breakthrough in Ohio. He, Jacob Long and Luke Campbell would give Purdue three A-list guys from the state, all of which it would have beat other major programs to get.
Purdue loves Campbell in particular, evident in the fact that when it offered him, it told other recruits about how badly it wanted him.
Wide receiver is going to fill quick. If Landers commits, that would be two commits, and now Tennessee's Nate Johnson seems to be on the cusp of committing. We're assuming that's a green light situation for Purdue, because there'd be no sense in offering post-camp if it wasn't willing to take the commitment. Where that would leave Jack Wegher, who visited this past weekend but didn't leave committed, we don't know.
We'll say this: Purdue is off to a pretty solid start in recruiting, seems like, and trending well in Ohio is a good sign.
In-state linebacker Collin Miller is deciding next week but we have no reason at all to think it will be Purdue, but no reason to think it would be any of his other finalists either, so you never know. (BN)
We'd like to handicap that one for you, but can't. Purdue is still very new to him.
Kansas State, Vandy and SMU seem to be his other three targeted schools right now.
We'll have a story up soon. (BN)
"We haven't finalized things," his father, Chris, said, "but he's available to graduate early. He just hasn't yet made that decision final yet. It is an option and he'll have himself ready to do that if need be. We're still thinking through that fully right now."
If Campbell does enroll early and things work out for Purdue 2015 signee Larry Wells after a year in prep school, provided Purdue remains invested there, that could be two offensive line addition at the semester. (BN)
To recap, Jemison couldn't enroll at Purdue out of Bishop Luers in Fort Wayne because of academics. He enrolled instead at Grand Valley and had a productive freshman season, then left and enrolled at Purdue as a student, hoping to earn a spot on the team.
He met with Darrell Hazell and was told that if he meets a certain GPA requirement in the fall, he'll have a roster spot come January. He has to sit this season out anyway as a transfer.
We think the 2013 signee would have two years of eligibility remaining. (BN)
We didn't pay much attention to Norvell in the spring, but we know that he's kind of a combo guard and effort stands out about him, for one thing. That's all we got right now. We'll see him more in July.
Purdue did not offer 2018 New Albany guard Romeo Langford either, but that one's just a matter of time.
Illinois 2017 power forward Justin Smith visits Sunday and could be an offer candidate as well. (BN)
"Purdue's always going to be high up in my choices," Easley said this morning at team camp. "They were the first school to recruit me, the first Big Ten school. I can't forget about them."
Butler and Indiana are among other early offers for the 6-6 forward.
He said that Purdue's signing of Caleb Swanigan caught his eye.
"They got a lot of good recruits this year from Indiana and they're going to have a good team this year," Easley said, unprompted. "They'll keep progressing every year.
"(Swanigan signing) is a big thing, him and (Ryan) Cline."
By the way, LN 2017 big man Ra Kpedi can stand to maybe grow an inch or two, but he looks like a legitimate prospect. (BN)
Different from his older brother, Isaiah Thompson is long and lean, probably pushing 5-10 already as an incoming high school freshman at Zionsville.
He's a player, too.
This morning, Zionsville trailed Terre Haute South by as many as eight in the final minutes, then six with a little more than a minute left.
Thompson - a freshman, remember - made a three, then assisted on a three to tie the game, then made a sweet driving bucket with like three seconds left to win it.
He's Class of 2019 so suggesting this is an offer situation might be very premature.
Might be. (BN)
Now, they do.
Here's the list: Evyn Cooper (6), Mike Little (10), Domonique Young (13), Andy Chelf (15), Fred Brown (17), Eddy Wilson (18), David Rose (20), Markus Bailey (21), Sawyer Dawson (22), Tario Fuller (25), Joe Schopper (31), Richie Worship (36), Tim Faison (40), Shayne Henley (47), Wyatt Cook (56), Peyton Truitt (68), Matt McCann (79), Jess Trussell (84), Brycen Hopkins (89), Chazmyn Turner (91).
An updated roster also included a group of apparent walk-ons. Indianapolis native Aaron Banks (19) is a quarterback, Brian Bravo (38) is a kicker from Illinois and John Vargyas (48) is a long snapper from Illinois. (SC)
That’s big. But maybe too big for a middle linebacker.
And the 6-foot-2 sophomore felt the same way. Since April, Bentley has worked to trim weight, and as of a week ago, was down to 253.
“I can move better,” he said.
That could make Bentley scary. Well, more scary. If there was one potential criticism of the budding All-Big Ten player, it was that he had only average speed, at best. But trimmed down, he might be trying to erase that thought.
“He wants to be the best at what he does," teammate Danny Ezechukwu said. "It’s admirable to see somebody so young be that hungry and genuinely humble. He’s just a competitor, wants to be the best and he trains like it and that’s what makes him as good as he is.” (KC)
Purdue would like him, regardless, to become a more confident ball-handler and decision-maker. (BN)
Purdue has looked at countless high school point guards and offered a bunch now, but they have to get the right guy in this class to bring that position under some measure of control, even if it's just for two years at this stage.
That could bridge the gap to 2017, and then maybe Purdue could recruit, say, Pike's Justin Roberts. (BN)
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