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GoldanDBlack express • volume 25, express 3 • 30 BY GOLD AND BLACK STAFF A fter Danny Etling's two-in- terception performance in Purdue's 38-17 loss to Central Michigan, Coach Darrell Hazell wouldn't name a starting quar- terback for Notre Dame. But Hazell said he doesn't want this QB situation to be called a "competition" and doesn't con- sider it a "huge issue." And yet, the second-year coach decided to give backup Austin Appleby some snaps with the first-team offense on Tuesday during team periods and then had Appleby got some work with the No. 1 unit against the scout defense Wednesday. After Wednesday's practice, Hazell said he wasn't sure how he'd handle quarterback reps on Thurs - day, the last practice of the week. "We'll look at the film, see where we are with it and make a decision before we come out (for practice)," Hazell said. Hazell seems intent to keep the decision quiet, though at Hazell Mum On QB For ND F O Ot ba l l : n e w s a n d n ot e s PRESENTS Tom Campbell Danny Etling got all of the first-team snaps Wednesday in team periods. It would appear he's in line for his 10th consecutive start for Purdue at quarterback. www.MeetYouAtArnis.com LAFAYETTE • INDIANAPOLIS • GREENWOOD Visit one of our 18 Indiana locations Meet You At Arni's TM Celebrates Purdue's Student-Athletes SERVING BOILER FANS FOR 50 YEARS World Famous Pizza, Salads, Sandwiches Danny Etling Sophomore, Major in Organizational Leadership and Supervision Etling, a quarterback from Terre Haute Ind., was one of 47 players on the Boilermaker football team to make coach Darrell Hazell's "A-Players" list for the spring. Players can qualify for the list, which was originated from Hazell's decree of "A Players Must Get A's" by getting a 3.0 average or better for the semester. The Boilermakers had 40 players make the list in the fall. The team posted a 2.78 GPA for the spring, up from a 2.65 in the fall, and improved its cumulative GPA to 2.77, up from 2.75 prior to the spring semester. It is the highest team GPA for football in at least 20 years.