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2018 Football Roster

Chase Huotari
Cassie Reverman
Ryan Thorpe
Laken Detweiler

6 Jake Purichia

6 Jake Purichia

  • Position:
    Quarterback
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    215
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Indianapolis, IN
  • High School:
    Cardinal Ritter

Summary

Biography

AWARDS
2018 All-GLVC Honorable Mention
2018 UIndy Offensive Back of the Year
2017 Harlon Hill Award candidate
2017 All-Super Region Three Third Team (Don Hansen)
2017 GLVC Offensive Player of the Year
2017 All-GLVC First Team
Four-time GLVC Offensive Player of the Week in 2017
2017 UIndy Offensive MVP
2017 UIndy Offensive Back of the Year
 
2018
Two-time team captain led UIndy to a return trip to the NCAA Division II playoffs as well as a first-round victory ... finished career in the UIndy career top 10 in a number of categories, including ranking first in passing efficiency (164.6), second in passing TDs (56) and second in completion percentage (.644) ... also ranks 10th in DII history in career passing efficiency ... passed for 2,157 yards and 18 touchdowns while setting a school record for fewest interceptions by a full-time QB (3) … ranked eighth in DII in both passing efficiency (163.7) and yards per pass attempt (9.18) and 17th in completion percentage (.638) … threw for a season-high 289 yards and a pair of TDs at Southwest Baptist (10/24) … accounted for four touchdowns (2 pass, 2 rush) in the playoff win against Fort Hays State (11/17).

2017
Became just the eighth player in program history to be named a candidate for the Harlan Hill Award, given annually to the top player in Division II football … voted GLVC Offensive Player of the Year by the league’s coaches, as well as a unanimous All-GLVC First Team selection … one of four team captains … led the Greyhounds to their first undefeated regular season since 1953 … UIndy also captured the GLVC title and an NCAA DII playoff berth … threw for 2,738 yards, 29 touchdowns and just four interceptions … set the single-season program record for passing efficiency (186.5), good for second in Division II in 2017 and 13th in the history of DII football … also ran for six scores, most by any GLVC quarterback … compiled the third-highest completion percentage (.684) in school history … threw for 342 yards and four touchdowns while running for 105 yards versus Hillsdale (9/23) ... racked up a career-high 348 passing yards and five TDs versus Notre Dame College (11/11) ... earned inclusion in the team’s One-Play Warrior Club, a point-based honor which measures production on special teams.

2016
Made first career start in the season opener, going on to start the first six weeks before injury cut short his season … compiled 1,481 passing yards in half a season to go with nine TDs and six interceptions … completed 59 percent of his passes while compiling a 136.7 passing efficiency rating, good for ninth on the UIndy single-season list … also rushed for three scores … tossed at least one TD pass in all six contests … twice passed for over 300 yards, including a season-high 316-yard performance versus NAIA-power Marian (9/10).

2015
Took the field in five games last season, mostly late in lopsided contests … completed 6 of 9 pass attempts for 37 yards … also rushed for 29 yards on six attempts, good for nearly five yards per carry.

2014
Redshirt season ... did not see time on the field but still made road trips in case of injury.

HIGH SCHOOL
Indiana's all-time leader in career TD passes (142) ... second in state history in career passing yards (11,146) ... runner-up for 2013 Indiana Mr. Football; also garnered the Mr. Football positional award as the state's top quarterback … named to the IFCA Top 50 All-State Team as well as the Associated Press' All-State Team … set single-season school records with 3,715 passing yards and 46 TD passes in 2013 ... led CRHS to back-to-back appearances in the Class 2A state championship, winning the 2013 game in a 56-6 rout over Tipton; threw for 273 yards and two touchdowns in the championship game, while rushing for two more TDs and returning a blocked punt for a score … also an all-state baseball player ... named the City Athlete of the Year for 2013-14 by the Marian County Athletic Association ... 2015 inductee into the Cardinal Ritter Athletic Hall of Fame.
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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2014Freshman

    Quarterback
    6'0" 205 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2015Redshirt Freshman

    Quarterback
    6'0" 205 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2016Redshirt Sophomore

    Quarterback
    6'0" 207 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2017Redshirt Junior

    Quarterback
    6'0" 207 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2018Redshirt Senior

    Quarterback
    6'0" 215 lbs
    6
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