JCONLINE.COM MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2020 3B foundation for training camp. LINE TIME Of the who started against Indi- ana in last regular-season four return. The Boilermakers lost guard Matt McCann. Grant Hermanns (left tackle), Mark Stickford (left guard), Sam Garvin (cen- ter) and Will Bramel (right tackle) start- ed against the Hoosiers and bring back experience. Cam Craig (tackle), Viktor Beach (center), Jimmy McKenna (guard), Eric Miller (tackle) and Marc Roland (guard) are expected back.
Beach was the starting center until a back injury sidelined him during the second half of the season. D.J. Washing- ton is coming an ankle injury. But no secret Brohm has been searching for immediate help on the of- fensive line. Purdue has been involved with at least three graduate transfers and likely a lot more and nearly had one with Colorado T.J.
Storment, who did commit to the Boilermakers in early January but changed his mind and transferred to Texas Christian. Purdue will continue to search for help on the line throughout spring and the summer. QB CHATTER The health of Jack Plummer is the No. 1 question with this group. Plummer a broken ankle in the victory over Nebraska in early No- vember, underwent surgery and should be ready for spring practice.
But how much does Plummer participate? His replacement, Aidan led the Boilermakers to victories over the Huskers and Northwestern and ished out the season, gaining plenty of expected to see plenty of time under center and will compete with Plummer for the starting job. Paul Piferi returns for his redshirt freshman season and Purdue has added Jack Albers, a walk-on who transferred from Dayton. a native of Louisville and is considered a redshirt freshman. HEALTHY MOORE? The last time we saw receiver Ron- dale Moore was against Minnesota in late September. The talented Moore a ham- string injury on the same play quarter- back Elijah Sindelar sustained a broken clavicle.
Moore, though, play the rest of the season and how much action he sees during spring practice is worth watching. He was to another solid start, catching 29 passes for 387 yards in the 3 games to back up his outstand- ing freshman season. His injury created more opportunities for other receivers, including David Bell, who was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year. The goal is to make sure Moore and Bell end up on the together during the 2020 season. NEWCOMERS Purdue was expecting nine early en- rollees but only seven are scheduled to participate in spring practice.
Junior college transfer DaMarcus Mitchell was brought in to make an im- mediate impact at linebacker but the status of the second JUCO transfer cornerback Geovante Howard is un- clear. Several true freshmen are expected to be on the during the spring. Re- ceivers Maliq Carr, Marcellus Moore and Abdur Rahmaan Yaseen; line- man Gus Hartwig along with defensive backs Anthony Romphf and Sanoussi Kane. Marcellus Moore is also running track and may not fully participate in drills. In invitational at Notre Dame, Moore won the 200 meters (21.25 seconds), the eighth fastest time in pro- gram history.
Moore second in the 60 meters (6.78 seconds). Mike Carmin covers Purdue sports for the Journal Courier. Email mcar- and follow on Twit- ter Purdue quarterback Jack Plummer suffered a broken ankle against Nebraska in early November. Plummer underwent surgery and how much he participates during spring practice is one of the key questions. NIKOS FRAZIER JOURNAL COURIER Purdue Continued from Page 1B Purdue wide receiver Rondale Moore is back this season after suffering a hamstring injury against Minnesota that caused him to miss the remainder of the season.
NIKOS FRAZIER JOURNAL COURIER to For the most part, we played smart. We fought and the last two games well Lamar Stevens, who was plagued with foul trouble all game, led Penn State with 29 points on 11-of-27 shoot- ing. was great but he needs Penn State coach Patrick Chambers said. we are successful we are sharing the basketball. We were relying on one Penn State has been without Myreon Jones, who is averaging 14.1 points, who has missed the last games with an undisclosed illness.
have give them a little bit of a pass when you have a guy that good that is not Miller said. he comes back because they are having a great year. They always grind you out and play The Nittany Lions opened the second half with 12 unanswered points to slice 13-point halftime lead to 37-36. The cold streak continued as Penn State took a 48-42 lead with 12:17 left. came out at halftime and punched Chambers said, echoing the boxing theme.
a tough envi- ronment and we competed until the No. 25 Ohio State 97, No. 7 Maryland 72: Luther Muhammad scored 22 points and host Ohio State (18-9, 8-8 Big Ten) beat Maryland (22-5, 12-4), snapping the nine-game winning streak. Ohio State defeated a Top-10 team for the fourth time this season. No.
15 Creighton 81, No. 21 Butler 59: Marcus Zegarowski made all seven of his 3-pointers and with 25 points, and host Creighton (22-6, 11-4 Big East) beat Butler (19-9, 7-8) for its fourth straight win over an AP Top 25 opponent. The Bluejays have won nine of 10 and remain one game behind con- ference-leading Seton Hall. Butler, which dropped its third straight game, played the second half without season scoring leader Kamar Baldwin. IU Continued from Page 1B.
