More from Day 1: Depth chart could have considerable movement in camp

Purdue opened its first training camp under Jeff Brohm Thursday under sunny skies — for about an hour.

By 3:50 p.m., the Boilermakers were rushing inside Mollenkopf and avoided getting dumped on by heavy rainfall and thunderstorms to finish practice.

Some quick observations from Day 1:

• Though Brohm said he thinks Wake Forest transfer Josh Okonye is better-suited for nickel, Okoyne spent the bulk of the first day as the team's starting cornerback opposite Da'Wan Hunte.

• After practice, Purdue named its captains, voted on by players. Ja'Whaun Bentley, Danny Ezechukwu and Da'Wan Hunte on defense and Kirk Barron, David Blough and Greg Phillips on offense.

• After the veterans players ended practice, Brohm kept much of younger players and walk-ons on the field for 7-on-7 work. It allowed the freshmen to get into a game-type flow, while the linemen spent time working with position coaches on simple technique things.

• Starting center Kirk Barron left practice early with a hamstring injury, which meant graduate transfer Shane Evans took No. 1 snaps during team work for the second half of practice.

• The No. 1 offensive line was the same to start camp as it was to end the spring.

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