TAMPA, Fla. — The 40-year-old photo, snapped during the 1982 Miami football team’s media day, features five quarterbacks flanking their position coach. Three of the five would go on to lengthy — and in one case, legendary — NFL careers.
Several decades later, the image remains equal parts astounding and anachronistic.
In the transfer portal era, such images have been rendered as obsolete as Howard Schnellenberger’s pipe. As the developments earlier this week at USF reminded us, proven quarterback depth on any team is a fleeting luxury. A highly recruited guy who falls to No. 2 on the depth chart Monday morning can seek other opportunities by Monday afternoon, with minimal repercussions.
