More Entrance Interviews ($): Isaac Zico | Jacob Abrams | Darius Pittman | Terry Wright | Allen Daniels | Tobias Larry | KeyRon Catlett | Raymond Ellis | Viktor Beach | Josh Okonye | Mark Stickford

Derrick Barnes wants to fit in.

And he'll do that at Purdue by work as hard as anyone else, he says. That might get him on the field early, especially if the linebacker can make an early impact on special teams. And perhaps there's an opening on defense, too.

We caught up with the Covington, Ky., native before he arrived on Purdue's campus earlier this month for his Entrance Interview: