1. Austin Michael Appleby was born on June 4,1993 and is an American football coach and former quarterback.
19 Facts About Austin Appleby
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Austin Appleby was most recently the wide receivers coach for UAB.
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Austin Appleby played college football at Purdue University from 2012 to 2015 for coaches Danny Hope and Darrell Hazell, before graduate transferring to the University of Florida where here he played for coach Jim McElwain in 2016 and played in the Alliance of American Football in 2019.
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Austin Appleby was a consensus 3-star high school prospect as a senior.
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Austin Appleby was named the best in chalk talk during the camp.
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Just a few days following the Louisville offer, Austin Appleby was offered by Purdue, and Austin Appleby made his commitment to the Boilermakers on June 29,2011.
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In 2014, Purdue had a quarterback position battle in fall practice, this time between Austin Appleby, Danny Etling, and true freshman David Blough.
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On September 22,2015, it was announced that Austin Appleby will be replaced as the starting quarterback in favor of redshirt freshman, David Blough.
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On January 4,2016, Austin Appleby announced his decision to play his final year of college football at the University of Florida as a graduate transfer.
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Under head coach Jim McElwain, Austin Appleby competed with Luke Del Rio for the starting quarterback position, and lost out to Del Rio.
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Austin Appleby was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys after the 2017 NFL draft on May 12.
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Austin Appleby was a backup behind Garrett Gilbert until the league folded in April 2019.
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Austin Appleby tried out for the XFL in a summer showcase on July 3,2019, but was not selected in the 2020 XFL Draft in October 2019.
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Austin Appleby signed a futures contract for the 2020 CFL season with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on November 1,2019.
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Austin Appleby retired from playing professional football on March 18,2020.
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Austin Appleby was hired by Central Michigan as a quality control coach after the AAF folded in April 2019.
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Austin Appleby resigned from his position after the 2019 season, to sign with the Blue Bombers.
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On March 18,2020, Austin Appleby accepted the wide receivers assistant coach position at Missouri State University, where he remained for three years.
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Austin Appleby had been coached by UAB head coach Trent Dilfer when he was an Elite 11 contestant in high school.