There are veteran college quarterbacks, and then there is Dillon Gabriel with six seasons as a starter.
Gabriel was raised in Hawaii and his father was a quarterback for the University of Hawaii. He was the Gatorade High School Player for the state in 2018 and broke Tua Tagovailoa’s state high school record for career passing yards. He committed to the University of Central Florida and became their starter midway through the Knights first game and remained so for three years. His third year ended after just three games due to a broken clavicle that did not need surgery, just rest.
Rather than return for a fourth year, he entered the transfer portal and initially chose UCLA but a few weeks later changed his mind and headed to Oklahoma where he played for two more seasons. For 2024, he again entered the transfer portal and landed in Oregon for his final year.
