Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza told Will Manso of WPLG Local 10 that he loved watching former Miami quarterbacks Brad Kaaya and Malik Rosier while growing up in South Florida. The Miami Columbus alum would have been between 12 and 16 years old when Kaaya and Rosier played for the Hurricanes.
Kaaya is first in Miami history with 9,968 passing yards and third with 69 TD passes from 2013 through 2015. Rosier finished his Miami career in the top 20 in program history in most categories. In 2017, Rosier led Miami to a 10-3 season and set the then-program record with 3,588 yards of total offense and 31 TDs responsible for.