Former Miami quarterback Robert Marve joined the Hurricanes in 2007 with all the hype of a top high school recruit.He was named “Mr. Florida Football” as a senior at Plant High School in Tampa, Fla., and broke Florida quarterback Tim Tebow’s single-season records for passing yards (4,380) and touchdowns (48).Two years later, Marve wants to transfer from the Hurricanes, possibly to LSU, the Associated Press is reporting.Marve had a rough relationship with Miami coach Randy Shannon, according to the AP. He also sustained two suspensions and a tough 2008 season, where he passed for 1,293 yards, nine touchdowns and 13 interceptions, leading Miami to a 6-5 record as a starter.Initially, Marve was barred from transferring to a school in the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Southeastern Conference or the state of Florida. Marve was recently granted permission to go to South Florida, Central Florida and any SEC school besides Florida, Tennessee and LSU. Officials at Miami insisted that the Marve family or their representatives were in contact with Florida, Tennessee and LSU during the 2008 season.”The University of Miami has reason to believe that the Marve family or others on behalf of the Marve family contacted those institutions during the 2008 season regarding Robert’s potential transfer,” according to a University of Miami Athletic Department news release.Marve told the AP he had not had any contact with those schools.Even though Marve could transfer to one of the restricted schools, including LSU, he would have to miss a season.Michael Bonnette, LSU’s sports information director, said he cannot comment on other team’s players per NCAA rules. Marve redshirted his freshman year after he broke his wrist in a car crash.Marve was expected to be the starter last season but was suspended for the season opener because of a team sanction related to his misdemeanor charge Oct. 31, 2007. The charges were later lifted. The Marve saga continued when he was suspended for the Emerald Bowl against California because of a violation of team academic rules. Marve’s addition to LSU would make for a crowded quarterback situation in Baton Rouge.If he transferred, Marve would join signal callers rising sophomore Jordan Jefferson, rising sophomore Jarrett Lee, rising junior Andrew Hatch, rising sophomore T.C. McCartney, five-star recruit Russell Shepard and three-star recruit Chris Garrett as Tigers.—-Contact Michael Lambert at [email protected]
Football: Former Hurricane quarterback Marve barred from moving to LSU
By Michael Lambert
Sports Contributor
Sports Contributor
January 13, 2009