Caleb TerBush Caleb Stephen TerBush ( born January 5 , 1990 ) is an American football quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League ( NFL ) . TerBush attended Metamora Township High School , in Metamora , Illinois , where he was a three sport athlete . He played two years as a wide receiver before moving to quarterback his final two years . As a senior on the football team , he led the Redbirds to a perfect 2007 14 - 0 season , capped off with a Class 5A State Championship under the guidance of head coach Pat Ryan . After his senior season , he moved on to Purdue University where he redshirted in 2008 . In 2009 TerBush was the back up to Joey Elliott and played in just one game . In his first collegiate appearance , he completed four passes against Wisconsin . He missed all of the 2010 season for the Boilermakers with academic problems , but he returned to the program to start every game of the 2011 season . TerBush was named the starter in 2011 after injuries to Rob Henry and Robert Marve . He went on to lead the 2011 team to a 6 - 6 record , which made the Boilermakers bowl eligible for the first time since 2007 . During spring practice in 2012 , he was named a team captain . TerBush was going to be the Boilermakers ' starting quarterback once again , but he was suspended one day before Purdue ' s first game . Marve started in his place , having great success , however TerBush returned to his starting role when he returned the following week . High school career . TerBush went to Metamora Township High School in Metamora , Illinois . There he was a three sport athlete . For football he was coached by Pat Ryan , and led his squad to 14 – 0 record and Class 5A state championship . After the season he was named first team all - area and all - conference , and special mention all - state after passing for 1 , 575 yards and 16 touchdowns with just three interceptions , while rushing for 859 yards with 16 touchdowns . As a result he was selected team co - Most Valuable Player . As a freshman and sophomore , he played as a wide receiver . As a college recruit , he was listed as a three - star prospect ranked as the # 32 quarterback nationally by Scout . com , and ranked as # 6 player in Illinois by Rivals . com . TerBush committed to Purdue University on September 28 , 2007 . TerBush was not heavily recruited , and was discovered at Joe Tiller ' s passing camp , the same way Purdue found former Boilermaker great , Kyle Orton . College career . 2008 – 2010 seasons . During the 2008 season , his first year , TerBush redshirted to gain a better grasp of the college game and the Purdue playbook . In 2009 , TerBush was a backup to Joey Elliott , and only played in one game , a contest against the Wisconsin Badgers on October 31 . He completed four of ten passes for 22 yards . He also received team ' s Newcomer Award - Offense for spring practice in 2009 . As a sophomore , TerBush missed all of the 2010 season with academic problems . 2011 season . Terbush was named the starter for the 2011 season opener , after an injury to Rob Henry , and with Robert Marve still nursing an injured ACL . He led the Boilermakers to a 27 – 24 victory over Middle Tennessee State in his first career start . In the game he was 19 - of - 33 passing for 219 yards ( a career high ) . He also had a career high , two touchdown passes in the game , while throwing one interception . Against Rice , TerBush threw for 183 yards along with a touchdown pass , while also running for 68 yards and another score . The Boilermakers lost the game 24 – 22 , as TerBush suffered his first loss as a collegiate starting quarterback . For the Southeast Missouri State game , Marve returned from his injury and was named TerBush ' s backup . TerBush completed 14 of 17 passes in the game for 143 , as the Boilermakers won 59 – 0 . Against Notre Dame , TerBush completed 10 of 15 passes for 101 yards , as well as a touchdown pass and an interception . TerBush started the game , but there was also significant playing time for Marve . The following week against Minnesota , he made his first career Big Ten start . The Boilermakers went on to win the game 45 - 17 with TerBush and Marve spliting time again . For the game he completed 14 of 21 passes for 140 yards and a touchdown . The following week TerBush led the Boilermakers into Penn State , where he completed 12 of 25 passes for 162 yards with a touchdown and two very costly interceptions . TerBush had the Boilermakers in a position to tie the game in the third quarter , when he hit O . J . Ross with a 14 - yard touchdown pass to make the game 13 - 12 . The extra point was missed , spoiling Purdue ' s momentum . Purdue had a promising drive come to an abrupt halt when TerBush ' s pass was tipped and then intercepted by Nick Sukay . TerBush went on to lead Purdue to another scoring drive to make it 20 – 18 with 8 : 08 left in the fourth quarter , but a late attempt to make a comeback was foiled when he threw another interception with 1 : 59 remaining . The Boilermakers lost 23 – 18 . On October 22 , TerBush passed for 178 yards and tied a career high with two touchdown passes to lead Purdue to a 21 - 14 upset victory over No . 23 Illinois . The following week , TerBush completed 9 of 13 passes for 156 yards and a touchdown , while splitting time with Marve . It was the first time in his career that he led the team in rushing yards for a game . Purdue lost the game 36 – 14 to the 17th - ranked Michigan Wolverines , in Michigan Stadium . On November 5 , TerBush led the Boilermakers into Camp Randall Stadium to face the No . 19 Wisconsin Badgers . After Wisconsin got an early lead , TerBush led the Purdue offense down the field using three plays , capped by a 30 - yard touchdown pass to Crosby Wright , to tie the game . The game had all the makings of a shootout from the end of the first quarter , with the score 14 – 10 in favor of Wisconsin , but the Purdue offense was slowed after that with TerBush throwing two interceptions . He was later pulled in favor of Robert Marve , who did not have much success either . TerBush ended the game completing 10 of 19 passes for 103 yards . TerBush started the Ohio State game , and quickly got Purdue up 10 – 0 . After two consecutive drives that ended in Purdue punts , he was benched in favor of Marve . With Marve ' s first drive , he led the team on an 88 - yard touchdown drive . In the second half , Marve started , but the offense came out flat and TerBush was brought back in . After two drives , and no points , Marve was put in again . TerBush ended the game completing 15 for 24 for 140 yards . Purdue went on to win the game 26 – 23 in overtime with Marve scoring the game - winning touchdown . Despite Marve leading the team to a victory against Ohio State , TerBush would remain the starter against Iowa the following week , needing a win to become bowl eligible . TerBush would keep the team in game in the first half , throwing a touchdown to Gabe Holmes and keeping the Boilermakers within seven points at halftime . After starting the second half slowly , he was replaced by Marve . The Boilermakers went on to lose the game 31 – 21 . After the loss to Iowa , Purdue entered the final game of the regular season needing a win , against rival Indiana , to become bowl eligible . TerBush led seven Purdue scoring drives , completing 16 of 25 passes for 192 yards and a touchdown pass , leading to a 33 – 25 victory . With the win , TerBush became the first Purdue quarterback the team to a record of . 500 or better since Curtis Painter did it in 2007 . The Boilermakers won the 2011 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl , against Western Michigan , with TerBush completing 8 of 13 passes for 101 yards and a touchdown . With the win , TerBush helped clinched the schools first winning record since 2007 . 2012 season . During spring practice , TerBush was named a captain for the 2012 season . TerBush entered his senior season looking at spliting playing time once again with Marve , and now the fully recovered Henry . With TerBush working mostly with the first team , he was expected to start the first game of the year , until it was announced ( one hour prior to gametime ) that he had been suspended and Marve was the starting quarterback . Marve responded by having the best game of his Boilermaker career , throwing for 295 yards and 3 touchdowns , in a 48 - 6 win over Eastern Kentucky . TerBush returned to his starting role the following week against rival , Notre Dame . TerBush played the entire first quarter for the Boilermakers , but since the Boilermakers were head scoreless , Marve replaced TerBush at quarterback in the second quarter . Marve moved the ball for Purdue , leading them on two scoring drives resulting in 10 points . Marve had Purdue close to scoring again in the 4th quarter , when he was sacked and re - injured his knee . TerBush came in during the drive and threw the game tying score to Antavian Edison . Purdue would lose on the next drive as Notre Dame made a game winning field goal . The following week , Purdue played Eastern Michigan , and with Marve sidelined with his third ACL tear , TerBush was the unquestioned starter for the first time since the 2011 season opener against Middle Tennessee State . TerBush played the first three quarters of the game , until the Purdue took a large enough lead that Henry could get substantial playing time . TerBush finished the game with 2 passing touchdowns , and added another score on a 2 - yard rush in the 2nd quarter . Statistics . Through the end of the 2012 season , TerBush ' s statistics are as follows : TerBush has a 10 - 11 win / loss ratio for his career as the starting quarterback at Purdue . Professional career . Pre - draft . Prior to the 2013 NFL Draft , TerBush was projected to be undrafted by NFLDraftScout . com . He was rated as the 44th - best quarterback in the draft . He was not invited to the NFL Scouting Combine , he posted the following numbers during his Purdue pro - day workouts : Pittsburgh Steelers . After going undrafted in the 2013 NFL Draft , TerBuh received a tryout with the Pittsburgh Steelers , but failed to make the roster . Arizona Cardinals . On May 13 , 2013 , TerBush signed with the Arizona Cardinals . Personal . TerBush ' s major at Purdue University was sociology .