Wendell Phillips Academy High School

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Wendell Phillips.

Man, you, uh, like stole that from me.

I was gonna give you the trivia question.

[laughs]

I knew you were gonna try it, and I, I, [laughs] you got the high school gig going down.

Are you, are you sure it was Wendell Phillips? Are you sure it was Wendell Phillips that she...

Oh, let me look.

A runner at heart, Pruitt's love for competition began on the racetrack in Chicago.

That fire carried over to the gridiron and served him well at Wendell Phillips High School, where his dominance at running back caught the attention of recruiters.

After several visits, he chose Purdue, following the footsteps of another talented ball carrier from Chicago, Otis Armstrong.

Expecting to contribute immediately, Pruitt was humbled when he found himself buried on the depth chart his first year there.