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12 Days to Purdue Football: Austin Appleby

The No. 12 jersey is practically the shirt of legends if you're a quarterback at Purdue, so it is appropriate that today's player is trying to stake his claim to being that next good quarterback.

North Canton, OH (North Canton Hoover HS)

6'5", 239 pounds

Quarterback

2015 Projection: Starting quarterback

I fully expect an announcement later today that Appleby has retained his job as the starting quarterback. He has had a solid fall camp, did well in the spring, and he is the only quarterback on the roster with any live experience.