still often applied, although Miami currently has fewer quarterbacks starting in the NFL than it has in the past. In 2008, all three Miami quarterbacks entered the season with no game experience, and pundits charged head coach Randy Shannon with rebuilding the program's reputation of producing high-quality signalcallers. University of Michigan In recent years, sportswriters have mentioned several schools as being appropriate for the designation. A 2005 ESPN article cited that, since 1988, Michigan sent as many starting quarterbacks to the NFL as the University of Miami. It argued that "three yards and a cloud of dust" is no longer the offensive philosophy at Michigan. A year later, Rivals.com proclaimed that Michigan was "the new Quarterback U." Elvis Grbac, Todd Collins, Tom Brady, Jim Harbaugh, Brian Griese and Chad Henne are some of the Wolverine quarterbacks who have gone on to start in the NFL. University of Southern California USC is traditionally known as Tailback U, but after the 2008 season The Los Angeles Times claimed that it was the school most deserving of the designation Quarterback U. Since 2009, six former USC quarterbacks started in an NFL game: Matt Leinart, Matt Cassel, Carson Palmer, Mark Sanchez, Cody Kessler, and Sam Darnold. University of Washington Washington quarterbacks have consistently advanced to the NFL, with 16 of the previous 18 starting quarterbacks as of 2012 having started in the NFL. Washington's Pro Football Hall of Fame member Warren Moon is fourth in all-time passing yardage, reflecting his CFL and NFL careers. Other notable alumni include Chris Chandler, Mark Brunell, Damon Huard and Jake Locker. ESPN points to the program's history by the early 1980s. See also Linebacker U, a nickname for the Penn State football program References College football in the United States