JUCO transfer brings size to Purdue receiver corps

JuniorcollegewidereceiverAnthonyMahoungouhascommittedtoPurdue,theBoilermakers'fourthnewcommitmentoftheweekend.

"ItwasthecoachingstaffandCoach(Darrell)Hazell,becauseIreallyfeelcomfortablewiththem,"MahoungousaidofPurdue,priortoactuallymakingthecalltocommit."Imettheplayersandtalkedtosomeotherrecruitswhosaidtheywereexcitedtobepartofthisfamily,andsoamI."

The6-foot-4,205-poundnativeofFrancewillcometoPurdueinJanuarywiththreeyearsofeligibilityafterplayingoneseasonatWestHillsCommunityCollegeinCalifornia.

Previously,heplayedoverseas.

It'sbeenadifferentgameintheU.S.

"It'sabitfaster,butIbelievewhenyouknowhowtocontrolyourbody,youknowhowtoplayandyouunderstandthegame,thattransitionwasn'tashardforme,"hesaid."Thespeedofthegameincreased,though,andtheplayersaremoreathletic,fasterandwhentheyhityou,youfeelit.

"ButformyfirstseasoninAmerica,Ididprettywell."

AsafreshmanatWestHills,hecaught41passesfor801yardsandninetouchdowns.

MahoungouwillplayoutsidereceiveratPurdue.

"I'manX,"hesaid."I'matallreceiverandkindoffast.Youcanputmeoutbymyselftoplayone-on-oneagainstacornerandIcandominate,Ithink."

HewasalsorecruitedbyEasternMichigan,OhioandIndianaandhadoffersfromGeorgiaStateandStonyBrookinNewYork.

"Lastweek,Coach(John)Shoopcametomyschooltotalktomeandtalktomycoaches,"Mahoungousaid,"andaftertheinterview,heofferedmeandwesetthevisitforthisweekend.

"Theysaidtheyhaveayoungreceiverscorps...andtheyreallyneedatallreceivertocomeinandbeanimpactplayerforthem."

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