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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Former</span> Miami <span style="font-weight: bold;">quarterback</span> Robert Marve <span style="font-weight: bold;">is considering walking on at</span> Tennessee <span style="font-weight: bold;">instead of accepting a scholarship at</span> Purdue<span style="font-weight: bold;">, according to sources familiar with Marve's options.</span></p>
Marve loved the Purdue coaches during his visit and the chance to compete for the starting position in 2010. He came close to finalizing a decision to play for the Boilermakers last week. But he also long has been intrigued by the Vols.</p>
Miami won't release Marve to Tennessee, Florida or LSU in the Southeastern Conference because it believes tampering occurred prior to his departure from the Hurricanes.</p>
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Marve is struggling with the choice, because he would have a chance to compete for the Volunteers' starting quarterback position in 2010, but would have to pay for school at Tennessee in 2009.</p>
Marve's father, Eugene, said the choice was down to two teams, but would not name the two. He added that a decision likely won't be made until Friday or next week.</p>
"There's a team that was thrown in, that we started investigating late and trying to get that information and put it against all the factors," Eugene Marve said.</p>
"We took a semester off school to get this done and get it done right. So we think it's important to make the best and the right decision for him. He's taken his due process. We don't see this as a drag-along process. This is a month and a time that this decision should be made, because summer school starts next month and we want to be right on time with that."</p>
The Volunteers, who have senior Jonathan Crompton and junior Nick Stephens, need quarterback help in the worst way and want to sign two in the 2010 class. Marve would at least give them somebody who has experience and could challenge Stephens. Plus, he would be able to practice with the team and learn the offense this season.</p>
Marve started in 11 of the 13 games for the Hurricanes last season, but served two unrelated, one-game suspensions. The second suspension cost him the opportunity to play in the Emerald Bowl. He passed for 1,293 yards with nine touchdowns and 13 interceptions.</p>
One of the prized signings in Miami's 2007 recruiting class, Marve missed his freshman season because of injuries he suffered in a car crash.</p>
ESPN reporter Joe Schad, ESPN.com reporters Chris Low and Adam Rittenberg, and The Associated Press contributed to this report.</p>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Former</span> Miami <span style="font-weight: bold;">quarterback</span> Robert Marve <span style="font-weight: bold;">is considering walking on at</span> Tennessee <span style="font-weight: bold;">instead of accepting a scholarship at</span> Purdue<span style="font-weight: bold;">, according to sources familiar with Marve's options.</span></p>
Marve loved the Purdue coaches during his visit and the chance to compete for the starting position in 2010. He came close to finalizing a decision to play for the Boilermakers last week. But he also long has been intrigued by the Vols.</p>
Miami won't release Marve to Tennessee, Florida or LSU in the Southeastern Conference because it believes tampering occurred prior to his departure from the Hurricanes.</p>
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ESPN.com's Chris Low writes about all things SEC in his conference blog.</p>
• Blog network</p> </div> </div>
Marve is struggling with the choice, because he would have a chance to compete for the Volunteers' starting quarterback position in 2010, but would have to pay for school at Tennessee in 2009.</p>
Marve's father, Eugene, said the choice was down to two teams, but would not name the two. He added that a decision likely won't be made until Friday or next week.</p>
"There's a team that was thrown in, that we started investigating late and trying to get that information and put it against all the factors," Eugene Marve said.</p>
"We took a semester off school to get this done and get it done right. So we think it's important to make the best and the right decision for him. He's taken his due process. We don't see this as a drag-along process. This is a month and a time that this decision should be made, because summer school starts next month and we want to be right on time with that."</p>
The Volunteers, who have senior Jonathan Crompton and junior Nick Stephens, need quarterback help in the worst way and want to sign two in the 2010 class. Marve would at least give them somebody who has experience and could challenge Stephens. Plus, he would be able to practice with the team and learn the offense this season.</p>
Marve started in 11 of the 13 games for the Hurricanes last season, but served two unrelated, one-game suspensions. The second suspension cost him the opportunity to play in the Emerald Bowl. He passed for 1,293 yards with nine touchdowns and 13 interceptions.</p>
One of the prized signings in Miami's 2007 recruiting class, Marve missed his freshman season because of injuries he suffered in a car crash.</p>
ESPN reporter Joe Schad, ESPN.com reporters Chris Low and Adam Rittenberg, and The Associated Press contributed to this report.</p>