{"id":3333,"date":"2023-04-22T17:55:37","date_gmt":"2023-04-22T22:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/?p=3333"},"modified":"2023-04-22T17:55:37","modified_gmt":"2023-04-22T22:55:37","slug":"purdue-got-better-during-15-spring-practices-capped-today-with-scrimmage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/purdue-got-better-during-15-spring-practices-capped-today-with-scrimmage\/","title":{"rendered":"Purdue \u2018got better\u2019 during 15 spring practices capped today with scrimmage"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s official: Ryan Walters<\/a><\/strong>\u2018 first spring practice is in the books, as Purdue capped drills on Saturday with a scrimmage inside the Mollenkopf Athletic Center.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe got some scrimmage in today, just worked on some different scenarios,\u201d said Walters. \u201cI\u2019m happy with where we\u2019re at offensively and defensively. There was some good back and forth today. Guys made plays. It was clean. Stayed relatively healthy. I\u2019m excited for the guys to get back from that May break and get another eight weeks with Coach Ro (strength coach Kiero Small<\/strong>) in the summertime before we get going in fall camp.\u201d<\/p>\n

Purdue punted the idea of a spring game, instead opting for a scrimmage that lasted less than two hours. Myriad recruits watched, along with parents. The media was not allowed to observe.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just played football,\u201d said Walters. \u201cSituations are gonna happen. Didn\u2019t feel like we needed to fabricate any scenarios today. For this last one, just wanted to get out and go play football and see how the guy\u2019s reacted and we got good quality work in and then got out healthy.\u201d<\/p>\n

By the time Walters hits the field for camp in August, this roster will look a lot different. Purdue already has landed eight players from the transfer portal. And more are on the way.<\/p>\n

\u201cPotentially, (the roster) could look a lot different if I think happens happens,\u201d said Walters. \u201cObviously, you never know with recruiting these days and NIL and what some schools may or may not be able to offer and provide. But, we\u2019ll see. We\u2019ll see in June who\u2019s here and who\u2019s not.\u201d<\/p>\n

MORE: 2023 Purdue spring football content hub<\/a><\/strong> | Transfer portal tracker<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Walters says exit interviews with players will begin soon. After that, Purdue could see some of its own players enter the portal, which opened for a 15-day window on April 15 and closes April 30. The roster building never stops.<\/p>\n

\u201cHitting the recruiting trail tough with transfer portal and trying to get a good jump on evals with the \u201924 and \u201925 class and that\u2019s about it,\u201d said Walters of what he has on deck.<\/p>\n

Purdue worked this spring without many key players who were out recovering from injury, including C Gus Hartwig<\/a><\/strong>, TE Garrett Miller<\/a><\/strong>, WR Broc Thompson<\/a><\/strong>, OLB Kydran Jenkins<\/a><\/strong> and NT Damarjhe Lewis<\/a><\/strong>. There has been one other constant: Good play by Texas transfer QB Hudson Card<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cHudson Card has got a chance to be really special,\u201d said Walters. \u201cHadn\u2019t played a ton of ball as a starter, but he\u2019s very mature, very poised. Got a good command of what we\u2019re trying to do schematically and he\u2019s got some talent. So, I\u2019m happy he\u2019s here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Walters also is happy with how spring drills unfolded.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe got better,\u201d said Walters. \u201cI felt like every day, I don\u2019t think there was a practice where we wasted one. Even when we got thin at some spots, guys stepped up and we were still able to get good work. And just get some situational football stuff taken care of and introduced before we get to fall camp in August.\u201d<\/p>\n

Walters\u2019 big takeaway from the spring?<\/p>\n

\u201cFor us as a staff, just really getting to know the roster, getting to evaluate some of the positions of need better to better direct us on the recruiting trail and really in the transfer portal, as well,\u201d said Walters. \u201cSo, I\u2019m happy with where we\u2019re at and who we\u2019ve got targeted and who I think we can potentially land here the next couple of weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n

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