19 Days to Purdue Football: Caleb TerBush

by BoilerTMill on Aug 16, 2010 8:00 AM EDT in Football

College football seems so near with about two and a half weeks to go before the first games. That also means we're getting into some of the more regular players since single digit numbers are now all the rage.

Caleb TerBush - So. (RS)

Hometown: Metamora, IL (Metamora Township HS)

Quarterback

6'5", 222 pounds

2010 Projection: Second String Quarterback

TerBush was a state champion in high school, but will fight to ever start at Purdue. (photo by Matt Dayhoff)

TerBush looks like he might be on the same career path as Joey Elliott. He redshirted in 2008 as Curtis Painter started. Once Joey Elliott got hurt and Justin Siller Was promoted to back up there was some thought that TerBush would play, but coach Tiller kept the redshirt on him. Even scout team quarterback Chris Bennett had to play at one point. TerBush earned the newcomer's award at spring practice in 2009 and had the Most Improved Award in 2010. Still, the only game action he saw was at Wisconsin last year. He was 4 of 10 for 22 yards in that game.

Coach Hope stated many times last year that he wanted TerBush to play, and that he would challenge for the starting job. Once Robert Marve was announced as the starter TerBush appeared to have the top backup role secured, but Rob Henry may take that role from him. With being the projected starter for the next two seasons that would leave the 2012 season as the only one in which TerBush could start. Even then, Henry will still be around, as will Sean Robinson and Russell Bellomy.

Off the field, TerBush is majoring in sociology and despite MGoBlog's protestations, he's already putting that to good use. He helped build houses on a Missions trip to South Africa this March. In high school he was a perfect 14-0 as a senior and won the Illinois class 5A state championship.

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Nobody from MGoBlog is upset that TerBush is using his degree for good. On the contrary, I think people are probably happy about it. The only thing that’s uncool is Danny Hope trying to preach from his ivory tower about how Purdue is the only school where the players take real majors… when they’re majoring in the exact same thing (or analogous programs) that players at other schools are.

by sullivti on Aug 16, 2010 9:59 AM EDT reply actions

i know.

It’s just a rib at MGo. I amw well aware that OLS is not a real major

A futile crusade to prevent mass ignorance

HammerAndRails, SBNation's Boilermaker Blog

by BoilerTMill on Aug 16, 2010 10:59 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Hey now...

Enought with the OLS bashing :)

by Purdue_Pete on Aug 16, 2010 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions

I always thought selecting Caleb was interesting… for one, I’m a Metamora and Purdue Alum (‘99 and ’04) — and it was just me and another person from my graduating class that went to Purdue. #2 Metamora is always known for running the ball; not passing (Although under Terbush he did quite a lot of passing). #3 Metamora would win every game except the championship (at least while I was there) as there was a team up near Chicago that shouldn’t have been in our division (they were too big; Metamora was/is a rural small town High School)

by wolfmann on Aug 16, 2010 10:21 AM EDT reply actions