Sometimes a situation just gets the best of you. What happens after that is a test of character, strength and just what kind of a man you are.
By all accounts, Purdue starting quarterback Robert Marve has passed those tests.
After what can only be described as a tumultuous tenure in Coral Gables at the University of Miami, Marve seems to have found a home in West Lafayette, as well as the ability to focus on the things that matter.
By Paul Schmidt
As a quick recap, Marve was certainly a trouble maker while in South Florida, something that he probably wouldn’t deny. He started every game of the regular season as a freshman in 2008 except the first one — for which he was suspended after being charged with resisting arrest without violence and criminal mischief (both misdemeanors), after he punched and broke the side mirror on a car and tried to run away. He was also suspended for their bowl game against California, because of academic issues.
Then there was the pissing con...
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