Purdue Football Lands Transfer Pledge From Jasper Native, Ex-Marshall Running Back
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Carter Holsworth has decided to continue his college football career a little closer to home. On Wednesday, the Jasper native and ex-Marshall running back announced his commitment to Purdue. He joins a massive transfer portal haul the Boilermakers have assembled since Barry Odom's arrival in December.
Holsworth entered the NCAA transfer portal after spending one season at Marshall. He did not appear in any games and will have all four years of eligibility to use at Purdue.
AGTG 🙌🏻🙌🏻
— Carter Holsworth (@carterholsworth) May 21, 2025
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Prior to his college career, Holsworth was a standout two-way player at Jasper. He racked up 1,486 rushing yards and scored 18 touchdowns as the running back for the Wildcats during his senior season. He also played linebacker.
Holsworth was an All-SIAC (Southern Indiana Athletic Conference) selection after his senior season.
The 6-foot, 200-pound Holsworth joins a running back room that includes Devin Mockobee, Jaheim Merriweather, Malachi Thomas, Addai Lewellen, Antonio Harris, and Ziaire Stevens.
Purdue has added more than 50 players from the NCAA transfer portal since Odom's arrival in December. It's going to be an entirely new group that takes the field at Ross-Ade Stadium when the Boilermakers host Ball State in the season opener on Saturday, Aug. 30.
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Dustin Schutte is the publisher of Purdue Boilermakers on SI and has spent more than a decade working in sports journalism. His career began in 2013, when he covered Big Ten football. He remained in that role for eight years before working at On SI to cover the Boilermakers. Dustin graduated from Manchester University in Indiana in 2010, where he played for the men's tennis team.
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