Purdue latest to offer Dareian Watkins 
October, 24, 2012
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Jared Shanker | ESPN.com
If Danny Hope was checking his mail, then Purdue would have been the first team to catch wind of 2014 Galion (Ohio) athlete Dareian Watkins.
During Watkins' freshman season, a neighbor of his began writing letters to the Purdue coaching staff. The neighbor, a 1957 Purdue graduate, told the Boilermakers to offer the 6-foot-1, 195-pound athlete as a freshman and get a head start on his recruitment.
While Watkins did not get an offer then, the Boilermakers did come through with an offer on Tuesday.
During Watkins' freshman season, a neighbor of his began writing letters to the Purdue coaching staff. The neighbor, a 1957 Purdue graduate, told the Boilermakers to offer the 6-foot-1, 195-pound athlete as a freshman and get a head start on his recruitment.
While Watkins did not get an offer then, the Boilermakers did come through with an offer on Tuesday.
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