Not real. The interview is recycling old comments made by Berge in a different article months ago. He hasn't visited Minnesota yet, and if he truly was ready to commit to Purdue he wouldn't have visited Iowa or OSU. He won't be committing until next week at the earliest.
Any other "Godfather," fans out there? Don Corlione once advised his family that the traitor in their ranks would be recognized as the one who came forward with an "offer," from the other faction.
In my best Marlon Brando voice… "So, just who was responsible for bringing this mis-information to the attention of the community?"