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volume 23, eX 3 • sept. 12, 2012 Inside | A look at EMU 7-11 | Featuring O.J. Ross 17–19 Week 1 in the NFL 27–28 | Hummel hurt again 38 No More Drama SClardie@GoldandBlack.com BY STACY CLARDIE 2009, Robert Marve talked about a come- back on Tuesday. He plans on playing in a game for Only three days after injuring the ACL in his left knee for the third time since pects TerBush to "take his game to anoth- er level. ly a key loss, and it's unfortunate that it had to happen, but there's a role where I have to step up, go-to guy now. "With Robert going down, it's definite- TerBush said he must, knowing he's the " Eastern Michigan Saturday. " said TerBush, who will start vs. Purdue again this season. But, until he does, Caleb TerBush is the unquestioned starter for the Boilermakers. And Coach Danny Hope said he ex- been doing, staying in the film room, study- ing more, being a student of the game. … Just go in the game being confident in the decisions and what I've studied. ter being suspended for a violation of team rules, and he failed to lead the Boilermak- ers to points in first five drives against Notre Dame. He threw an interception in the third quarter that led to points for the Irish and didn't re-enter the game until Marve was hurt in the final minutes. TerBush promptly completed a pair TerBush missed the season opener af- " With Robert Marve out indefinitely with a knee injury, friend Caleb TerBush will be the clear-cut No. 1 quarterback for Purdue. of passes to Antavian Edison, including a touchdown in a 20-17 loss. Still, TerBush rated his performance as players around me that will help with that, but (I) definitely need to step up a little bit. I probably didn't have my best game last weekend and there is always room for im- provement. "I just have to keep doing what I've "We've got Caleb a lot," Hope said. "Rob Henry brings "not the best" after going 8-for-19 passing for 79 yards, a TD and two interceptions, the sec- ond coming on a Hail Mary as time expired. "We're going to start Caleb and play a whole different dimension as a quarter- back and as an athlete to the playing field. Obviously, we're always going to make an attempt to play a No. 2 quarterback, so that the quarterback can continue to de- velop and get game-like experience. Rob Tom Campbell THE NUMBERS :00 3 Where Kawann Short's 15.5 career sacks currently ranks in Purdue an- nals among interior defensive line- man, behind Craig Terrill (20.5) and Jeff Zgonina (29). its game-winning drive Dame. 5 Henry already has game experience, and he's been our starting quarterback. So if he performs well in practice and he looks like he's healthy and ready to go, he could cer- tainly play an important role in the game this weekend. Eastern Michigan could be interesting to watch. against Notre Dame, saying he was part of the game plan but just never got in. Coach- es have said they've been cautious with Henry, who is coming off knee surgery. But Henry says he hasn't missed a day and has He seemed surprised he didn't play Exactly how involved Henry is against " 13 teams Nebraska and Wisconsin were up- set on the road, and Iowa lost at home. 6-6 The Big Ten's record during the second weekend of the college season, as ranked had no swelling or soreness in his surgically repaired right knee. He even squatted 350 pounds recently, he said. One would think Henry would get a Purdue's rank nationally in to- tal sacks through the first two games. It has seven total. The play clock's display be- fore the snap of Notre Dame's key third-down conversion on The number of games the last five years the Boilermakers have had five sacks in game, its total against Notre chance to continue to gain confidence in the offense Saturday, considering Purdue should have a big lead early against the Eagles. Perhaps it'd be like what he did in Week 1 without TerBush, simply being a "real" quarterback and backing up Marve. Perhaps it'd be as part of a "dual-quar- terback system" that Hope envisioned. With a pocket passer (TerBush) and an athlete (Henry) that could be in the huddle at the GOLDANDBLACK EXPRESS • volume 23, express 3 • 1

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