91 Days To Purdue Football: Conor Sweeney

Sandra Dukes-USA TODAY SportsA walk-on from state powerhouse Cathedral is trying to make the field the hard way.

If a walk-on can break through and earn playing time it is a huge boost. Not much is expected from them, but every once in awhile one breaks through to have a big career like Nick Hardwick, Landon Feichter, and more. Today's player is a redshirt freshman walk-on that hopes to be an effective player.

Indianapolis, IN (Fork Union Military Academy)

6'4", 247 pounds

Defensive End

2015 Projection: Deep Reserve at Defensive End

Sweeney could be an interesting addition to Purdue. He redshirted last year as a walk-on, and that followed a year as a TE and DE at Fork Union Military Academy in…