It was all the time going to be an uphill climb for Purdue to maintain four-star prospect Kendrick Gilbert dedicated. Kentucky has been in his ear throughout his complete recruitment course of, even when he gave his verbal to Purdue in August.
However, when Jeff Brohm and Mark Hagen left Purdue to move to Louisville, that aforementioned uphill climb turned a mountain.
This morning, Kendrick Gilbert flipped his dedication, signing with Kentucky, ending the climb that Coach Walters and his employees started in mid-December.
Along with his departure, the 2023 Purdue recruiting class has fallen to 63rd, good for twelfth within the Large Ten – solely forward of Rutgers and Indiana.
Whereas that is worrisome, Coach Walters took over simply days earlier than the early signing interval in December and did his greatest to maintain the roster intact and the 2023 class dedicated.
Now, consideration shifts to the 2024 class, the place Coach Walters and his new employees at Purdue will get a complete recruiting cycle to herald their gamers.
To date, they’ve one commit for 2024, Franklin Central Cornerback, Hudauri Hines.
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