12/12/2016 football Edit

New assistant coach Shephard will bring 'juice' to Purdue's staff

Indiana native JaMarcus Shephard is returning to his roots. Shephard grew up in Fort Wayne and made an impression even as a young man as a person who brought high energy. (WSU Athletics)

Stacy Clardie • BoilerUpload

GoldandBlack.com staff

Football beat writer. Have covered Purdue football and men's basketball since 2004, the last six seasons for Gold and Black.

JaMarcus Shephard was overmatched.He was 5-foot-5, maybe, and 100 pounds, maybe. But when he attended practices as a freshman at Northrop High School in Fort Wayne, he didn’t act like he had no cha...

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