Robert Marve Robert Eugene Marve is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent . As a high school player , Marve was named Florida ' s Mr . Football and member of Parade All - American team as senior at Plant High School in Tampa , Florida after breaking three state season records . Those records included , passing yards ( 4 , 380 ) , which topped 2007 Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow ' s marks , touchdowns ( 48 ) and completions ( 280 ) . He also led the Panthers to Class 4A state championship by completing 30 of 46 passes for 305 yards and three touchdowns in title game . Marve choose Miami to continue his football career , and sat out his true freshman season after suffering a broken arm in a car accident over the summer . He became the starter for the 2008 Hurricanes squad , leading them to a 6 - 5 record before being replaced by Jacory Harris for the final regular season game , and the bowl game . Three days after the bowl game , Marve announced that he would be transferring from Miami , citing that he had decided he , " . . . couldn ' t play for coach Shannon " . After a dispute about where Marve would be able to transfer to , he decided on Purdue on May 20 , 2009 . After his transfer , Marve tore his ACL during summer practice , but did not miss any time , as he had to sit out a year due to NCAA transfer rules . In 2010 , Marve won the starting quarterback position and started the first 4 games of the season , going 2 - 2 before re - tearing his ACL , ending his season . In 2011 , Marve had been named the backup quarterback to Rob Henry . But when Henry went down with an ACL tear of his own a week before the first game , Marve was not ready to become the starter with soreness still in his knee . He sat the first two games of the season , before returning to backup Caleb TerBush the entire season . Marve was granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA , after missing multiple seasons with injuries . He returned to Purdue , and was named the backup to TerBush once again in 2012 . But one day before the Boilermakers first game , TerBush was suspended and Marve was named the starter . Marve responded with his best game to date as a Boilermaker , throwing for 295 yards and three touchdowns . The following week , TerBush returned as the Boilermakers starter . Marve would continue to see action in relief of TerBush , until he re - tore his ACL yet again . After missing three weeks , Marve returned to his reserve role with the Boilermakers . After TerBush lead the Boilermakers to a 2 - 6 record as a starter , he as benched in favor of Marve . Marve lead Purdue to 3 straight victories to end the regular season , and helped the Boilermakers collect their second consecutive bowl appearence . Early years . Marve is the son of Eugene Marve , a former NFL player . Marve was named Florida ' s Mr . Football and member of the Parade All - American team as senior at Plant High School in Tampa , Florida after breaking three state season records . Those records included , passing yards ( 4 , 380 ) , which topped 2007 Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow ' s marks , touchdowns ( 48 ) and completions ( 280 ) . He also led the Panthers to Class 4A state championship by completing 30 of 46 passes for 305 yards and three touchdowns in title game . After originally committing to the University of Alabama following his senior season , Marve changed his commitment to Miami . Marve committed to the University of Miami on January 31 , 2007 . He chose Miami over offers from Alabama , Hawaii , Maryland , Michigan State , Purdue , and South Florida . College career . Miami . 2007 season . Marve was redshirted for his true freshman season in 2007 after a summer car accident in which he suffered a broken arm . 2008 season . He was 6 - 5 as a starter during the 2008 season , splitting his playing time with true freshman Jacory Harris . He started every game except the season opener against Charleston Southern , for which he was suspended as the result of Marve ' s arrest in Coconut Grove when he was charged with two misdemeanors - resisting arrest without violence and criminal mischief - after he punched and broke a car mirror then tried to elude police by running away . Marve finished the 2008 regular season with 9 passing touchdowns and 13 interceptions . He also had 1 , 293 passing yards on 116 completions on 213 attempts , for a passer rating of 107 . 19 . Miami accepted a bowl bid to play California in the 2008 Emerald Bowl , but Marve did not play in the bowl after being suspended for academic reasons on December 18 , 2008 . Transfer . On December 30 , 2008 , Marve announced his intention to transfer from Miami ; it is believed that he was considering the University of Florida , the University of Tennessee , and Louisiana State University . In response , Miami stipulated that he could not transfer to any school in Florida , the ACC , or the SEC . Marve appealed to the school ' s athletic appeals committee , and after much negative publicity , Miami lifted part of the transfer limitations to allow him to transfer to any school in the SEC , except the University of Florida , the University of Tennessee , and Louisiana State University . Those three SEC schools were singled out based on beliefs by Miami that individuals representing the Marve family contacted those schools regarding Marve ' s potential transfer . The in - state ban still stood , however , except for the University of South Florida and the University of Central Florida , to which he was allowed to transfer . In January , Eugene Marve told the " Miami Herald " that Bob Stoops , head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners , had expressed an interest in Marve ' s transfer . Eugene also suggested that Marve was considering Oklahoma State University , Purdue University and the University of South Florida . Shortly after Eugene ' s announcement , Bob Stoops was interviewed by " Tulsa World " and stated that he had not contacted Robert or his family and had no interest in recruiting Robert Marve . Stoops expressed confusion as to how such a rumor could have started and commented that he was satisfied with the quarterbacks he currently had . Purdue . 2009 season . On May 20 , 2009 , Marve announced he would transfer to Purdue University . On July 21 , 2009 , Marve tore his ACL , but was already required to sit out a year due to transfer , so he did not miss any playing time . 2010 season . In 2010 , it was announced that Marve would be the No . 1 quarterback entering preseason camp . Marve started in the Boilermaker ' s 2010 opener against Notre Dame and completed 31 of 42 for 220 yards with 2 interceptions , and Purdue lost 23 - 12 . Marve was injured in the second quarter of the Boilermakers ' third game of the season , a 24 - 13 win over Ball State , but returned the following week against Toledo . During the Toledo game , Marve dropped back to pass , and tore his left ACL , ending his season . 2011 season . In 2011 , Marve was accused of receiving improper benefits while playing at Miami from Nevin Shapiro . Marve admitted to receiving benefits in an agreement with the NCAA , which would allowed him to be ruled eligible to play the 2011 season . Marve missed the first two games of the Boilermakers season with his injured knee still not feeling 100 % . He returned for the Southeast Missouri State game , Marve returned from his injury and was named TerBush ' s backup . Marve completed 7 of 8 passes in the game for 91 yards and a touchdown , as the Boilermakers won 59 – 0 . Against Notre Dame , Marve completed 9 of 22 passes for 91 yards . TerBush started the game , but there was also significant playing time for Marve . After the game , Danny Hope had said TerBush had a better command of the offense , and Marve played outside the system when he didn ' t need to . This sparked Marve to tweet about the situation saying , " Don ’ t understand how I was not playing in the system ! It was rough from the get go , don ’ t understand how that was on me . " Hope went on to say that he was fine with the way Marve handled the situation , he was just upset at how the fans and media took the comment as negative . The following week against Minnesota , he was again listed as the backup . The Boilermakers went on to win the game 45 - 17 with TerBush and Marve spliting time again . For the game he completed 4 of 6 passes for 15 yards and a touchdown . 2012 season . On January 13 , 2012 , Marve was granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA due to the high number of injuries he has received throughout his career . Marve entered his senior season looking at spliting playing time once again with TerBush , 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 TerBush was 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 . A few days after the Notre Dame game , it was made public that Marve had re - torn his ACL , and that he would be sidelined for a few weeks . Statistics . Through the 2012 regular season , Marve ' s statistics are as follows : Marve has a 6 - 4 win / loss ratio for his career as the starting quarterback at Purdue . Professional career . Pre - draft . Prior to the 2013 NFL Draft , Marve was projected to be undrafted by NFLDraftScout . com . He was rated as the 26th - 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 : Tampa Bay Buccaneers . After going undrafted in the 2013 NFL Draft , Marve attended the Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie minicamp on a tryout basis .