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EXIT INTERVIEWS: Markus Bailey | Ben Holt

This is the position that causes the most worry among program-watchers. Purdue hasn’t had a strong group of linebackers since Jeff Brohm’s first season in 2017, when the Boilers had a unit built around Ja’Whaun Bentley, Markus Bailey and T.J. McCollum.