FaceTiming with Drew Brees helped sell QB Hudson Card on Purdue
It was just two star quarterbacks from rival Austin, Texas, high schools trash-talking over FaceTime.
Or something like that.
Purdue icon Drew Brees (Austin Westlake High) and then Purdue recruit Hudson Card (Austin Lake Travis) talked via FaceTime when Card was on a recruiting trip to West Lafayette while being pursued out of the transfer portal by the Boilermakers in December.
“I talked to him for a couple minutes, which was really cool because, obviously, I’ve always looked up to him, watching him on Sundays for a long time and then actually being able to talk to him was pretty special,” said Card, who was looking for a school to transfer to after playing his first three seasons for the Texas Longhorns.
Two rivals helping out one school: Purdue.
“Obviously, there’s a little rivalry there–not a little–but we were just joking around about that for a little bit,” said Card. “He got in on what made Purdue special for him and his journey throughout that whole process. And it was cool to hear his perspective.”
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Card got to West Lafayette in January and is going through spring football. He’s the presumed No. 1 signal-caller for first-year coach Ryan Walters. Card is getting up to speed on many things about a place he had little knowledge about prior to entering the portal.
“Not much, honestly,” said Card when asked what he knew about Purdue before his December visit to campus. “When I came on my visit, it was my first time in Indiana. But it’s been cool. Everyone’s been super nice and been super welcoming. And, obviously, when you move to a new spot away from home, there’s going to be change. But I think I’ve been able to find a good group of people around me here that’s kind of made it easier.”
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Card and Purdue basketball player David Jenkins did a charity event on Wednesday at the Lyn Treece Boys and Girls Club in Lafayette. The duo spoke to children and signed autographs.
“For me, it’s just giving back to the community,” Card said. “Obviously, I’m new here. So just being able to connect with the younger kids around here is something that’s important to me. So, as long as I can give back and maybe impact one or two of them or maybe more, I think that’s our goal.”
What advice did Card wish he had taken when he was growing up?
“That’s a good question,” he said. “Just being a little bit more open to what my parents said. I’m not saying that I wasn’t, but there were definitely times where I kind of brushed it off a little bit.
“And when I got to college, your diet and what you put in your body really impacts how you play and how you perform. So, I wish I knew that a little more in high school.”
