Whatever happened to
quarterback U?
Mar/28/08 08:21 AM
CORAL GABLES - They often
made their way here because of it.
Aside from the coaches and national titles, nothing was
a better tool for attracting top talent than the
University of Miami's "Quarterback U" image.
Yet, lately, the pressure of playing under that
spotlight has led to failure and the tarnishing of a
once-proud tradition.
Miami hasn't had a dominant quarterback since Ken
Dorsey graduated in 2003, and now have turned hopes
over to three players who have never taken a college
snap.
Can redshirt freshman Robert Marve or freshmen Jacory
Harris and Cannon Smith return UM to the old days of
Jim Kelly, Bernie Kosar and Vinny Testaverde?
The chance to prove it begins when one is named the
starter for the 2008 season-opener against Charleston
Southern.
"We want to show everyone what we got," said Harris,
who last year led Miami Northwestern to a consensus
high school national title. "We want to show the
coaches that they've got three great quarterbacks out
there. We want to show everyone in the nation that we
are back and it's still Quarterback U."
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