Austin Appleby
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | 5th Year Graduate |
| Major | Management |
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| High school | North Canton (OH) Hoover |
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| Date of birth | June 4, 1993 |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 239 lb (108 kg) |
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Austin Michael Appleby (born June 4, 1993) is an American football quarterback for the Florida Gators. He was a consensus 3-star high school prospect as a senior. He served the first 17 games of his career as the backup quarterback for Purdue. He was named Purdue's starting quarterback during their 6th game of the 2014 season before being replaced by David Blough. After his graduation in 2015, Appleby transferred to the University of Florida.
Appleby, who quarterbacked the Hoover High School in North Canton, Ohio. While at Hoover, Appleby played 3 sports (baseball, basketball and football) during his freshman and sophomore years. As a member of the varsity football team in 2009, Appleby served as a backup quarterback for the Vikings, who would go on to lose in the State Semi-Final game. As a junior in 2010, Appleby was named the starting quarterback but eight weeks into the season, he suffered a torn ACL, ending his season. Despite his injury, Appleby was invited to the ESPN RISE Elite 11 Camp in 2011, after qualifying at a regional camp at Ohio State University. Appleby was named the best in chalk talk during the camp. Following his Elite 11 proformance, Appleby's recruiting picked up momentum, landing his first power conference scholarship offer from Louisville. Just a few days following the Louisville offer, Appleby was offered by Purdue, and Appleby made his commitment to the Boilermakers on June 29, 2011.
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Appleby was redshirted as a true freshman in 2012. In 2013, he appeared in one game as a reserve. In 2014, Purdue had a quarterback position battle in fall practice, this time between Appleby, Danny Etling, and true freshman David Blough. With Appleby pushing hard for the starting spot over the entrenched Elting, he would fall just short, being named the backup on August 18. Etling would lead Purdue to a 2–3 record of the first five games of the season, before Darrell Hazell turned to Appleby to start Purdue's 6th game against Illinois. Appleby led Purdue to a 38–27 victory, Hazell's first Big Ten Conference victory.
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