We have sad news tonight out of Indianapolis. Joe Gilliam, who played linebacker at Purdue deom 2011-14 under both Danny Hope and Darrell Hazell, passed away earlier today from a rare form of cancer at age 26. According to his high school coach Bill Peebles, who coached him at Southport HS and now coaches at Cathedral, announced his passing on Facebook:
2010 Joe is signing with Purdue as one of the all time greats at Southport. 2014 he’s in his prime as a college senior. 2016 he is diagnosed with a terrible and rare form of cancer.