posted a clip of his hudl stuff on twitter...a lot to like with him. as a person that went to high school in the northern suburbs of chicago, maine south is the gold standard. to start there and play as a sophomore is a feat in and of itself but this kid has moxie.
quick, strong arm, that shows the ability to throw deep with power or accuracy. showed he could move right and throw across his body very well for a sophomore.
must continue to get bigger and stronger but this is a 4* qb and he's committed basically 2 years out. great get by whitmer and the rest of the staff. https://twitter.com/JordanJamie/status/1947322148118257665
You did! haha. Let's keep winning
@red-hornet so great to get this kid. Now Purcell has to get out and start recruiting for his class. A great QB is a leader and he needs to show that leadership ASAP by recruiting his team.
BEAT PURDUE
If he really turns 18 this fall, then that means he will be 20 as a freshman at IU.
Held back 2 years to have an advantage in sports?
Think that would be one year. After a quick check, in Illinois a child needs to be five years old by September first to start kindergarten.
Edit: Not sure why he was held back, but one year isn’t uncommon.
A lot of people are 18 when they go to college. his birthday must be right before the cutoff. Although I would think kids on the older side of the school year age range generally aren't the ones that would be getting held back.
It will be interesting to see if it will help him compete for a starting job faster. Older players are never a bad thing for college unless it makes them jump to pros faster.
Should be a good selling point for Monshun Sales, who is a top 3 WR in the 2027 class and plays an hour north of Bloomington.
An awesome get for sure. Who's next?
I am going to merge this thread with the other Purcell thread. Keep things cleaned up a bit.
I know a guy whose kid was born in early Fall, a couple months after my daughter. She was right at the cutoff and started Kindergarten the day after she turned 5. He didn't. And his parents didn't send him the next year either when he was 5, getting ready to turn 6.
So while she'll turn 18 the month before she starts college, he'll turn 20 6-weeks into his freshman year of college.
I joke that his dad redshirted him through kindergarten.
I was going to let the dust settle a bit before bringing this up, but changed my mind.
Is Purcell a candidate to move up a class?
Not suggesting he should or that it’s a good idea, just genuinely curious. Thanks.
It's been mentioned. He was held back in K-school, so physically he could do this if his credits are in order. I see no rush to do this but that's a personal decision (he'll be 20 when he enters INDIANA)
I was going to let the dust settle a bit before bringing this up, but changed my mind.
Is Purcell a candidate to move up a class?
Not suggesting he should or that it’s a good idea, just genuinely curious. Thanks.
I am going to guess that IU is not planning on that given they went after Cash Herrera when their other targets for 2026 fell through. They probably knew already that they were in good shape with Jameson.
Of course, nothing prevents them from going after 2 QBs in one class but we have some pretty good depth there already.
Even with the portal providing uncertainty on that depth from year to year, I'm going with Purcell sticking with 2027 or at least that is what IU is planning on.
@cg-paul He is not going to reclassify and it makes no sense for him to do so. IU has 2 RS Freshman, a True frosh and an incoming freshman in the QB room. Staying in 2027 iis what IU wants and what the kid should want. No point in having multiple QBs in a class. You want to spread it out, especially with the portal
Lot of that going around. My son who is legitimately going to be a freshman plays AAU basketball for Indiana Elite. His school team played against several teams this year with multiple players held back 2 years so they can excel at basketball. I'll bet all day long it happens in football. Don't get it. Unfair to those who stay in their proper grade