Always : basketball mentioned when recruiting for FB

It seems to be  the”norm” for college football recruits to also be talented as basketball players too.  Basketball ability has become a popular guage  of a football recruit’s athletic ability and temperment.   Football stars such as Bob Griese from Evansville even were able to play college basketball.   However,  it would be very unlikely to have a FB star in high school join their college’s basketball program in todays demanding athletic environment!  Very few, if any, major college basketball coaches would “welcome” a prospect from their school’s other “big time” program.  It would be “next to impossible” for any athlete to make time for studies and be able to successfully meet his/hers to a 2nd athletic program.  That is one benefit of Purdue’s  outstanding Co-Rec facility.

I’m sure many a high school basketball star recruited for Purdue Football is able to “relive” past glories that only he/she can

truly appreciate.

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