Grad Transfer Update

[overthetop16]

From Twitter:



Ben Holt.

Edit: Sorry guys, was originally tweeted by Corey Ross but it looks like it was removed. GBI probably flipped and told him to remove it.

 

[FirstDownB]

Can he walk on or is this where our final 2019 scholly is going?

 

[Bullwhip Griffith]

Can he walk on or is this where our final 2019 scholly is going?

Assume scholly, but dad does make 500,000k and kid would only need one semester covered.

Plus Ben would get a discount with dad as a Purdue employee.

Could see him as a walk on

 

[RDUBoiler]

Wow, that's good news. We were a little thin at LB beyond the projected starters (Bailey, Barnes, and Jones, I'm assuming). This helps.

 

[nat100]

Wow, that's good news. We were a little thin at LB beyond the projected starters (Bailey, Barnes, and Jones, I'm assuming). This helps.

Barnes moved to LEO.

 

[MilwaukeeBoilerFan]

I looked at WKU's roster and it showed R-Sr. & 220 lbs. A few questions come to mind:
1) Is this a one year deal?
2) Is his weight too light as most Big 10 LBS are in the 230-240 range?

I'm sure he earned it and can be a contributor, but will it be more of a reserve roll?

 

[FirstDownB]

Assume scholly, but dad does make 500,000k and kid would only need one semester covered.

Plus Ben would get a discount with dad as a Purdue employee.

Could see him as a walk on

Hope so. I still think we could use another able body on the OL.

 

[nat100]

I looked at WKU's roster and it showed R-Sr. & 220 lbs. A few questions come to mind:
1) Is this a one year deal?
2) Is his weight too light as most Big 10 LBS are in the 230-240 range?

I'm sure he earned it and can be a contributor, but will it be more of a reserve roll?

He has one year left. We need the depth... badly.

 

[Tommaker]

Assume scholly, but dad does make 500,000k and kid would only need one semester covered.

Plus Ben would get a discount with dad as a Purdue employee.

Could see him as a walk on

Isn't tuition free for kids of Purdue employees?

 

[Bullwhip Griffith]

Isn't tuition free for kids of Purdue employees?

I thought half, but you could be right.

And if true, as a father of four I’m applying for a job at Purdue today

 

[IndySouthsider]

Isn't tuition free for kids of Purdue employees?

Hell its not even free for employees.

 

[Hausta01]

I looked at WKU's roster and it showed R-Sr. & 220 lbs. A few questions come to mind:
1) Is this a one year deal?
2) Is his weight too light as most Big 10 LBS are in the 230-240 range?

I'm sure he earned it and can be a contributor, but will it be more of a reserve roll?

Clemson had a starting LB 5'10" 225 and I don't think they had any issues defensively because of it.

 

[Mandeville LA]

Isn't tuition free for kids of Purdue employees?

No, they get a break but it’s not as big as you would think.

 

[boiler2288]

Mike Singletary and Gary Brackett were both 5'11 and around 225-230

 

[Esox54547]

As long as he has the same intensity as Pop, he’ll be fine.

 

[JWPurdue]

I looked at WKU's roster and it showed R-Sr. & 220 lbs. A few questions come to mind:
1) Is this a one year deal?
2) Is his weight too light as most Big 10 LBS are in the 230-240 range?

I'm sure he earned it and can be a contributor, but will it be more of a reserve roll?

Clemson had a starting LB 5'10" 225 and I don't think they had any issues defensively because of it.

Size is so overrated in CFB. If you can play you can play.

 

[Pu71indy]

Mike Singletary and Gary Brackett were both 5'11 and around 225-230

DE Freeney also.

 

[nat100]

DE Freeney also.

6'1

 

[Pu71indy]

6'1

Nope. Stood next to him at the golf course one day. I am 5 9 and he was not much taller than me. Everyone commented about his height

 

[rezzerfly]

Isn't tuition free for kids of Purdue employees?

Correct me if I'm wrong but Isn't this more of a private school thing? By private I mean an IWU type school where a prof has kids..........

 

[KentuckyBoiler]

Does this mean that Holt is taking our last spot in 2019 or he is a grad transfer walk on (not sure if that is possible or not)?

 

[nat100]

Does this mean that Holt is taking our last spot in 2019 or he is a grad transfer walk on (not sure if that is possible or not)?

He’s on scholarship