COLUMBUS, Ohio — Trotwood-Madison (Ohio) tight end Justin Stephens has seen his recruiting stock rise since the start of the spring evaluation period. Purdue is one of the recent schools to extend an offer after watching him work out recently and they've piqued his interest.

"My coach came in contact with their coaches and they watched us all working out," Stephens said. "He had me call them and he said, 'Justin, you have an offer from us' and now I'm just talking to them every week and keeping in touch with them. I'm trying to get down there this summer."