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GREENWOOD, Ind. – This year drew the largest crowd of participants ever at the annual Scheib-O'Hara-Scheib camp in the Indianapolis area, with 560 players.

But camp co-proprietor Lance Scheib – Franklin Central's coach and a former Purdue wide receiver – was most enthusiastic this year over the campers' quality over their quantity.

"This was the best year we've had for recruitable kids," Scheib said, referring to the number of potential Division I recruits that enrolled this year. "It shows we're getting a better caliber of kid than we've had, which is a credit to the high school coaches."

Two of those prospects who took part in Monday night's gathering at Center Grove High School in Greenwood, during the final skill-player session of a camp that integrated sessions for linemen this year, were a pair that have vaulted up the Purdue recruiting board in recent days.

Hamilton Southeastern linebacker Chris Carlino and Planfield tight end Nelson Hurst each participated in the Nike training camp in West Lafayette Saturday, where they were under the close watch of the slew of Boilermaker coaches in attendance. Those coaches liked what they saw, as both players were offered scholarships.

Carlino was offered on Sunday.

"I had prom Saturday night and we were taking pictures and stuff beforehand," Carlino said. "I got a text message from Coach (Mark) Hagen that they were going to offer me a scholarship and that we'd talk on Sunday. It was pretty exciting."

Carlino's been recruited by Purdue, along with Indiana, Miami (Ohio), Illinois, Michigan and Central Michigan, among others.

"It was a big relief," he said. "I didn't know when the first one was going to come and who it was going to come from, so it felt really good to get it, to finally know."

The 6-foot-3, 210-215-pounder - "morning and night, you know" - said he's been recruited as a linebacker.

"I'm keeping my options open," Carlino said, "but now that Purdue's given me that first (offer), it's definitely put them right up there. It's an honor to get that first one from them, for sure.

"It's definitely a great option and I'm going to really look at it, for sure. I just want to get to know the coaches and the players and look around the campus first."

As for Hurst, a 6-3, 240-pound tight end who's generated some interest as a defensive end, he didn't have to wait as long for Offer No. 1. He's had an invite on the table from Mississippi State for quite some time.

But he said the Boilermakers have presented him with an attractive option.

"After the Nike camp," Hurst said, "I got a text from Coach Hagen and he asked me to call him. I did and he told me the news. It's exciting to get an offer from an in-state school. He said a lot of the offensive coaches really liked what they saw (Saturday)."

Central Michigan also offered after the camp.

"I thought I had a pretty good day at the camp," Hurst said. "I could have done better, I thought, because I'm kind of a perfectionist, but I guess I did all right."

Hurst said Purdue is recruiting him as a tight end.

"I'm still letting things open up," Hurst said, "and I'll decide whenever I feel right with a school."

Fellow Purdue recruiting targets MarQueis Gray and Tandon Doss of Ben Davis - both have offers from Purdue - were at Center Grove Monday night as well.

The SOS camp sessions have been held the past four weeks, ending Tuesday with the final session for linemen.

It's held during an open evaluation period for coaches. Purdue has made its share of stops at the camp, while Monday's session drew a Penn State assistant – Ron Vanderlinden – along with representatives of a wide-range of lower-level programs.

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