April 19, 2002

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Late Thursday afternoon - and into early evening - the 13 seniors-to-be on the 2002 Purdue football team met with head coach Joe Tiller in the Mollenkopf Athletic Center and drafted teams for the annual Spring Game.

The game will be played Saturday at Carmel High School in Carmel, Ind., north of Indianapolis. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m., with the gates opening at 2:45 p.m. Tickets are $4 with children under 6 admitted free. This price is a change from what originally was announced.

Following are directions to Carmel Stadium from Tippecanoe County: Interstate 65 South to Interstate 465 East to Keystone Avenue (Indiana Highway 431) - Exit No. 33. North on Keystone to 136th Street. The stadium is located on the northwest corner of Keystone and 136th.

Other game-related information:

* The first half will be played under normal game conditions, while a running clock being used in the second half. If the game is close and the losing team still has a chance to come back, regular clock use will resume.

* Halftime is scheduled for five minutes.

* Kickoff returns are live, punt returns are not.

Prior to the team departing for the game, it will hold its annual spring barbecue. Spring awards will be announced at that time.

In the previous five Spring Games under Tiller, the Gold Team has a 3-2 advantage.

As far as the rosters, the Gold Team seniors are wide receiver Chris James, defensive tackle Brandon Johnson, offensive guard Kelly Kitchel, center Gene Mruczkowski, linebacker Joe Odom and offensive guard Rob Turner. The coaches are Scott Downing, Jim Chaney, Ken Greene, Chad Brown, Jim Lathrop and Don Coller.

The Black Team seniors are running back Montrell Lowe, offensive tackle Pete Lougheed, offensive guard Max Miller, wide receiver Seth Morales, long snapper John Shelbourne and strong safety Ralph Turner. The coaches are Brock Spack, Blaine Bennett, Gary Emanuel, Ted Gilmore, Mark Hagen, Greg Olson and Burt Thornton.

Sophomore-to-be Kyle Orton will quarterback the Gold Team, along with redshirt freshman Bobby Farmer, while redshirt freshman Kyle Smith will be the Black Team signal-caller.

The following players will not participate due to injury: redshirt freshman defensive end Jeff Bennett, redshirt freshman defensive end Ryan Davis, junior linebacker Gilbert Gardner, Kitchel, sophomore offensive tackle Tyler Moore, junior running back Patrick Schaub, sophomore free safety Shane Summers, Ralph Turner and junior defensive tackle Craig Terrill. Sophomore tight end Mike Rhinehart is questionable.

The rosters follow:

Gold Team

No.   Name	             Elig.#	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown (High School/Previous College)
 5   James, Chris	     Sr.	WR	5-10	178	Tampa, Fla. (Jesuit)
12   Farmer, Bobby	     R-Fr.	QB	6-1	213	Camby, Ind. (Decatur Central)
18   Orton, Kyle	     So.	QB	6-4	209	Altoona, Iowa (Southeast Polk)
20   Chambers, Anthony       Jr.	WR	6-1	194	Liberty, Texas (Independence, Kan., C.C.)
22   Huddleston, Marc        Fr.	SS	5-11	195	Canton, Ohio (McKinley)
23   Noel, Kevin	     So.	WR	6-3	206	Bolingbrook, Ill. (Naperville Central)
25   Harris, Joey	     Jr.	RB	5-11	209	Tomball, Texas (Klein Oak)
26   Lacevic, Berin	     Jr.	K	5-10	162	Salina, Kan. (Garden City C.C.)
27   Jones, Brandon	     R-Fr.	RB	5-11	227	Peru, Ind. (Peru)
28   Reeves, Jacques	     Jr.	CB	6-1	183	Lancaster, Texas (Lancaster)
29   Levin, Aaron	     So.	P	5-11	210	Casper, Wyo. (Natrona County)
34   Koutouvides, Niko       Jr.	LB	6-3	226	Plainville, Conn. (Milford Academy)
37   Edwards, Charles        Jr.	CB	6-1	192	Indianapolis, Ind. (Ben Davis)
41   Dickerson, Chad	     R-Fr.	CB	5-9	174	Chicago, Ill. (Mt. Carmel)
45   Rowe, Jacob	     Jr.	RB	5-9	226	Oakland City, Ind. (Wood Memorial)
47   Johnson, Landon	     Jr.	LB	6-2	211	Lubbock, Texas (Coronado)
51   Odom, Joe	             Sr. (5)	LB	6-2	245	Bethalto, Ill. (Civic Memorial)
62   Dzolovic, Vedran        Jr.	DE	6-3	260	Park Ridge, Ill. (Maine South)
54   Turner, Rob	     Sr. (5)	OG	6-4	299	Kirtland, Ohio (Kirtland)
55   Villarreal, Brandon     R-Fr.	DT	6-2	287	Allen, Texas (Allen)
56   Turner, Matt	     R-Fr.	C	6-3	277	Kirtland, Ohio (Kirtland)
58   Grover, Brent	     R-Fr.	DE	6-4	259	Fort Thomas, Ky. (Highlands)
60   Reid, Mark	             So.	LS	6-1	237	Lowell, Ind. (Lowell)
63   Owen, David	     So.	OT	6-6	284	Dallas, Texas (St. Mark's)
65   Johnson, Brandon        Sr. (5)	DT	6-0	288	Kokomo, Ind. (Butler University)
66   Eisele, Jason	     So.	OG	6-5	275	Avon Lake, Ohio (Avon Lake)
73   Holle, Mike	     So.	OG	6-2	290	Lafayette, Ind. (McCutcheon)
76   Bach, Willie	     So.	OT	6-2	263	Indianapolis, Ind. (Franklin Central)
78   Tomsheck, Josh	     R-Fr.	OG	6-6	299	Strongsville, Ohio (Strongsville)
79   Mruczkowski, Gene       Sr. (5)	C	6-2	299	Cleveland, Ohio (Benedictine)
83   Rhinehart, Mike	     So.	TE	6-6	257	Fort Wayne, Ind. (Homestead)
86   Hill, Zach	             So.	WR	5-10	173	Mishawaka, Ind. (Hillsdale College/IU-South Bend)
88   Rucks, Drew	     Fr.	WR	6-2	203	Highstown, N.J. (The Peddie School)
91   Cavallo, Nick	     Fr.	TE	6-3	241	Plainville, Conn. (Milford Academy)
93   Harris, Antwan	     R-Fr.	DT	6-0	291	Raytown, Mo. (Raytown South)
95   Ramirez, Jarod	     Jr.	DE	6-4	247	Fresno, Calif. (Fresno City College)

Injured
42   Schaub, Patrick	     Jr.	RB	6-0	218	Indianapolis, Ind. (Roncalli)
68   Kitchel, Kelly	     Sr. (5)	OG	6-6	299	Walton, Ind. (Lewis-Cass)
97   Davis, Ryan	     R-Fr.	DE	6-4	276	Woodbine, N.J. (Millville)

# denotes eligibility for 2002 season.

Coaches
Scott Downing
Jim Chaney
Ken Greene
Chad Brown
Jim Lathrop
Don Coller

Black Team

No.   Name	             Elig.#	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown (High School/Previous College)
 3   Lowe, Montrell	     Sr. (5)	RB	5-8	190	LaPorte, Texas (LaPorte)
 6   Ferrell, Deaunte        Jr.	SS	5-11	188	Sagamore Hills, Ohio (Nordonia)
 6   Smith, Kyle	     R-Fr.	QB	6-4	209	West Babylon, N.Y. (West Babylon)
 9   Schweigert, Stuart      Jr.	FS	6-3	208	Saginaw, Mich. (Heritage)
12   Rogers, Antwaun	     So.	CB	6-2	170	Middletown, Ohio (Middletown)
17   Nelson, Andy	     So.	K	6-2	224	Hudson, Wis. (South Dakota State)
21   Stubblefield, Taylor    So.	WR	6-1	166	Yakima, Wash. (Davis)
24   Curtis, Jared	     Jr.	CB	5-9	171	Humble, Texas (Nimitz)
24   Stevenart, Greg	     R-Fr.	RB	5-10	201	Omaha, Neb. (Northwest)
32   Void, Jerod	     R-Fr.	RB	6-2	192	Clinton, Md. (Surrattsville)
33   Hickman, Brian	     R-Fr.	CB	6-0	174	Houston, Texas (Westbury)
39   Iwuchukwu, Bobby        R-Fr.	LB	6-2	229	Arlington, Texas (James Martin)
40   Nesfield, Kevin	     Jr.	DE	6-3	243	Houston, Texas (Clear Brook)
44   Goldsberry, Jon	     So.	LB	6-3	238	Santa Claus, Ind. (Heritage Hills)
52   Leimberger, Jason       R-Fr.	LB	6-2	219	West Chester, Ohio (Lakota West)
53   Phillips, Shaun	     Jr.	DE	6-3	260	Willingboro, N.J. (Willingboro)
57   Hawkins, Brent	     R-Fr.	LB	6-2	232	Godfrey, Ill. (Jersey Community)
59   Swann, Doug	     So.	DE	6-5	228	Cincinnati, Ohio (Purcell Marian)
61   Hardwick, Nick	     Jr.	DT	6-4	282	Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence North)
64   May, Danny	             Jr.	OG	6-2	299	Pittsboro, Ind. (Tri-State)
69   Shelbourne, John        Sr. (5)	LS	6-6	258	Indianapolis, Ind. (Cathedral)
71   Butler, Kelly	     So.	OT	6-8	299	Grand Rapids, Mich. (Union)
72   Miller, Max	     Sr. (5)	OG	6-3	284	Fairmount, Ind. (Madison-Grant)
74   Pilipauskis, Nick       Jr.	C	6-2	271	Lancaster, N.Y. (Lancaster)
75   Wang, Brian	     R-Fr.	OT	6-7	275	Fort Worth, Texas (Southwest Christian)
77   Lougheed, Pete	     Sr. (5)	OT	6-5	295	Fort Wayne, Ind. (Homestead)
82   Standeford, John        Jr.	WR	6-4	191	Monrovia, Ind. (Monrovia)
84   Morales, Seth	     Sr. (5)	WR	5-10	174	Indianapolis, Ind. (Butler University)
85   Evans, Jameson	     R-Fr.	WR	6-3	207	Shaker Heights, Ohio (Shaker Heights)
87   Davis, Charles	     R-Fr.	TE	6-6	263	Fraser, Mich. (St. Mary's)
96   Lawrence, Mike	     So.	DT	6-5	285	Philadelphia, Pa. (George Washington)
99   Grier, Daemeon	     Jr.	DT	6-1	299	Bloomfield, Conn. (Bloomfield)

Injured
 8   Turner, Ralph	     Sr. (5)	SS	6-2	214	Dallas, Texas (Carter)
16   Gardner, Gilbert        Jr.	LB	6-2	234	Angleton, Texas (Angleton)
32   Summers, Shane	     So.	FS	6-1	205	Lockport, Ill. (Hillsdale College)
43   Bennett, Jeff           R-Fr.	DE	6-4	239	Evansville, Ind. (Harrison)
50   Moore, Tyler	     So.	OT	6-7	290	Fremont, Mich. (Fremont)
92   Terrill, Craig	     Jr.	DT	6-3	284	Lebanon, Ind. (Lebanon)

# denotes eligibility for 2002 season.

Coaches
Brock Spack
Blaine Bennett
Gary Emanuel
Ted Gilmore
Mark Hagen
Greg Olson
Burt Thornton

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