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By mid-December, Purdue was still searching to lock down its running back recruit, cycling through several options — and having a couple commitments for much of the fall — before resetting and focusing on Evan Anderson.

Then, it offered the Suwanee, Ga., native just before his official visit in December, after he'd taken an unofficial visit for the Illinois game in November. Anderson accepted, then signed on Dec. 20.