Pasco DB Jamie Byrd gets Purdue offer, his first

Pasco DB Jamie Byrd picked up his first official scholarship offer Thursday from Purdue. The call came directly to Pirates coach Tom McHugh, who in turn had Byrd call a Purdue coach.

How did Byrd respond to the news?

"He barely smiles ever," McHugh said. "He came in and smiled."

There is a connection with the Boilermakers with former Pirate Josh Johnson already on the roster.

Byrd earned Times first-team all-Suncoast honors, was the Times all-North Suncoast Defensive Player of the Year and was named a maxpreps.com junior All-American. Byrd led the Pirates with 129 tackles, six sacks and four fumble recoveries.

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