My dad has a question for VolNation

[tennrich1]

Alatorre started 8 games.

Ole Steve Alatorre...those were the days. I know he started a game in Memphis against....Ole Miss maybe...around 1980-81ish??

 

[MiramarVol]

'09 Nick Lamaison but he was only 6'1

 

[strikervol]

Parents are visiting for the holidays and my dad and I are reminiscing. He asked if I remember a transfer QB that he swears up and down played a few games, if not half a season. Said he thinks he was a graduate from possibly a west coast school and transferred to us and ended up starting.

Now I looked back 15 or so years and no one meets that criteria. Maybe any of you smart VolNation folk know of someone that sounds similar, maybe was a backup for us? Dad says he was 6’ 3” white guy. Personally, I think my dad is senile….

I was thinking Matt Simms as well. I know Rick Clausen was from California but didn’t play out there in college.

 

[vols40]

Didn't simms also transfer?

From LSU

 

[Tman44]

Mystery Solved:

Matt Simms (6'3") came to Tennessee from El Camino College in Torrance, California. He started 8 games in 2010 and 2 games in 2011.

Here is a list of all Tennessee starting Quarterbacks going back to 1972.

List of Tennessee Volunteers starting quarterbacks - Wikipedia

From LSU

Not LSU

 

[Hank Bukowski]

Rick was no Casey. However Rick played outstanding that one half season he played for Tennessee.

This is true. He delivered.

 

[Smokey X]

about that senile thing.....

 

[LWSVOL]

I didn’t recall if he started any - good point - my best guess would have been he started at least once - but that’s was a guess. Alatoree was 40 years ago … but maybe he’s thinking way back ?

no starts. got into 8 games his one season

 

[sechamp2012]

Gary Valbuena was from a California JC and played some.

Yep, he also played NFL for Dolphins

 

[amaralfan1]

'09 Nick Lamaison but he was only 6'1

I'm not sure he ever got into a game. He was one of the first transfers Kiffin sought after arriving at Tennessee. He's now a real estate agent in Texas.