Robert Marve
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Robert Edward Marve is a quarterback
for the Purdue Boilermakers
. He was previously a member of the Miami Hurricanes football
team from 2007 to 2008.
, a former NFL player. Marve won the Florida Mr. Football Award
as a senior in 2006 for Henry B. Plant High School
in Tampa, Florida. After originally committing to the University of Alabama
following his senior season of high school in 2006 when he won the 4A State Championship, Marve changed his commitment to Miami.
Marve committed to the University of Miami
on January 31, 2007. He choose Miami over football scholarships from the University of Alabama
and the University of Hawai'i, the University of Maryland
, Michigan State University
, Purdue University
, and the University of South Florida
.
. 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.
, 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.
. 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.
. During the Toledo game, Marve dropped back to pass, and tore his left ACL, ending his season.
. 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.
Marve has a 2-2 win/loss ratio for his career as the starting quarterback at Purdue.
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
for the Purdue Boilermakers
Purdue Boilermakers football
The Purdue Boilermakers football team is the intercollegiate football program of the Purdue University Boilermakers. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I Bowl Subdivision, and the team competes in the Big Ten Conference. The Boilermakers have an all-time record of...
. He was previously a member of the Miami Hurricanes football
Miami Hurricanes football
The Miami Hurricanes football program competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference of the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision for the University of Miami. The program began in 1926 and has won five AP national championships...
team from 2007 to 2008.
Early years
Marve is the son of Eugene MarveEugene Marve
Eugene Raymond Marve is a former American football linebacker who played in the NFL for the Buffalo Bills, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the San Diego Chargers. He played college football at Saginaw Valley State University....
, a former NFL player. Marve won the Florida Mr. Football Award
Florida Mr. Football Award
The Florida Mr. Football Award is an honor given to the top high school football player in the state of Florida. Awarded by Dairy Farmers, Inc. and the Florida Athletic Coaches Association, many past winners have proceeded to have successful college careers and play in the National Football...
as a senior in 2006 for Henry B. Plant High School
Henry B. Plant High School
H.B. Plant High School was opened in 1927 on South Himes Avenue in Tampa, Florida, United States. The school is named in honor of railroad and hotel tycoon Henry B. Plant. The school mascot is the Panther. The school motto is "Strength Through Unity." Plant High School currently has enrolled more...
in Tampa, Florida. After originally committing to the University of Alabama
University of Alabama
The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States....
following his senior season of high school in 2006 when he won the 4A State Championship, Marve changed his commitment to Miami.
Marve committed to the University of Miami
University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
on January 31, 2007. He choose Miami over football scholarships from the University of Alabama
University of Alabama
The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States....
and the University of Hawai'i, the University of Maryland
University of Maryland
When the term "University of Maryland" is used without any qualification, it generally refers to the University of Maryland, College Park.University of Maryland may refer to the following:...
, Michigan State University
Michigan State University
Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...
, Purdue University
Purdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
, and the University of South Florida
University of South Florida
The University of South Florida, also known as USF, is a member institution of the State University System of Florida, one of the state's three flagship universities for public research, and is located in Tampa, Florida, USA...
.
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 HarrisJacory Harris
Jacory Sherrod Harris is an American football quarterback, in very loose terms, who played for the University of Miami Hurricanes....
. 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
Resisting arrest
Resisting arrest is a term used to describe a criminal charge against an individual who has committed, depending on the jurisdiction, at least one of the following acts:* threatening a police officer with physical violence while being arrested...
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
Passer rating
Passer rating is a measure of the performance of quarterbacks or any other passers in American football and Canadian football. There are at least two formulae currently in use: one officially used by the National Football League and the Canadian Football League, and one used in college football...
of 107.19. Miami accepted a bowl bid to play California
2008 California Golden Bears football team
The 2008 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the college football 2008-2009 season. They played their home games at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California and are coached by Jeff Tedford...
in the 2008 Emerald Bowl
2008 Emerald Bowl
The 2008 Emerald Bowl, part of the 2008-09 NCAA football bowl games season, was played on December 27, 2008 at AT&T Park, the home field of the Giants in San Francisco, California...
, 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 FloridaUniversity of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
, the University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
, and Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name...
.
In response, Miami stipulated that he could not transfer to any school in Florida, the ACC
Atlantic Coast Conference
The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...
, or the SEC
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
. 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
University of South Florida
The University of South Florida, also known as USF, is a member institution of the State University System of Florida, one of the state's three flagship universities for public research, and is located in Tampa, Florida, USA...
and the University of Central Florida
University of Central Florida
The University of Central Florida, commonly referred to as UCF, is a metropolitan public research university located in Orlando, Florida, United States...
, to which he was allowed to transfer. In January, Eugene Marve told the Miami Herald that Bob Stoops
Bob Stoops
Robert Anthony "Bob" Stoops is the head coach of the University of Oklahoma football team. During the 2000 season, Stoops led the Sooners to an Orange Bowl victory and a national championship....
, head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners
Oklahoma Sooners football
The Oklahoma Sooners football program is a college football team that represents the University of Oklahoma . The team is currently a member of the Big 12 Conference, which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association...
, had expressed an interest in Marve's transfer. Eugene also suggested that Marve was considering Oklahoma State University, Purdue University
Purdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
and the University of South Florida
University of South Florida
The University of South Florida, also known as USF, is a member institution of the State University System of Florida, one of the state's three flagship universities for public research, and is located in Tampa, Florida, USA...
. 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.
2009 season
On May 20, 2009, Marve announced he would transfer to Purdue UniversityPurdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
. On July 21, 2009, Marve tore his ACL
Anterior cruciate ligament
The anterior cruciate ligament is a cruciate ligament which is one of the four major ligaments of the human knee. In the quadruped stifle , based on its anatomical position, it is referred to as the cranial cruciate ligament.The ACL originates from deep within the notch of the distal femur...
, 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 ToledoToledo Rockets football
The Toledo Rockets football team is a college football program in Division I FBS, representing the University of Toledo. The Rockets compete in the Mid-American Conference. Toledo began playing football in 1917, although it did not field teams in 1931, and 1943-1945. Since the inception of the AP...
. 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 ShapiroNevin Shapiro
Nevin Shapiro is a former University of Miami football booster who is currently imprisoned for orchestrating a $930 million Ponzi scheme. According to interviews, he engaged in rampant violations of NCAA rules over eight years as a booster for University of Miami athletes...
. Marve admitted to receiving benefits in an agreement with the NCAA, which would allowed him to be ruled eligible to play the 2011 season
2011 Purdue Boilermakers football team
The 2011 Purdue Boilermakers football team represents Purdue University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They play their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana and are members of the Big Ten Conference. It is Danny Hope's third season as head coach...
. 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
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is the football team of the University of Notre Dame. The team is currently coached by Brian Kelly.Notre Dame competes as an Independent at the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision level, and is a founding member of the Bowl Championship Series coalition. It is an...
, 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
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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
Minnesota Golden Gophers football
The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers are one of the oldest programs in college football history. They compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the Big Ten Conference. The Golden Gophers have claimed six national championships and have an all time record of 646–481–44 as...
, 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.
Statistics
As of week 13 of the 2011 season, Marve's statistics are as follows:| Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | Yds | TD | |||||||||||
| 2008 2008 Miami Hurricanes football team -Roster changes:University of Miami safety Kenny Phillips and defensive end Calais Campbell made the decision to forgo their senior years and declare for the NFL Draft. Phillips was drafted in the first round, No. 31 overall by the New York Giants. Campbell was drafted in the second round, No. 50... | Miami Miami Hurricanes football The Miami Hurricanes football program competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference of the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision for the University of Miami. The program began in 1926 and has won five AP national championships... | 11 | 107.2 | 213 | 116 | 54.5 | 1,293 | 9 | 13 | 59 | 119 | 2 | ||
| 2010 2010 Purdue Boilermakers football team The 2010 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They played their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana and compete in the Big Ten Conference. It was Danny Hope's second season as head coach... | Purdue Purdue Boilermakers football The Purdue Boilermakers football team is the intercollegiate football program of the Purdue University Boilermakers. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I Bowl Subdivision, and the team competes in the Big Ten Conference. The Boilermakers have an all-time record of... | 4 | 113 | 99 | 67 | 67.7 | 512 | 3 | 4 | 22 | -23 | 1 | ||
| 2011 2011 Purdue Boilermakers football team The 2011 Purdue Boilermakers football team represents Purdue University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They play their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana and are members of the Big Ten Conference. It is Danny Hope's third season as head coach... | Purdue | 8 | 100.97 | 96 | 52 | 54.2 | 533 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 43 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 23 | -- | 398 | 235 | 59 | 2,338 | 15 | 22 | 103 | 139 | 4 | |||
Marve has a 2-2 win/loss ratio for his career as the starting quarterback at Purdue.