With his last pick in the draft, Sands selects the most decorated player in UM history, and in fact one of the most decorated players in the history of college football. A member of the College Football Hall of Fame. A guy who won every award, claiming unanimous First Team All-America honors, dominating the Heisman voting, winning the Davey O'Brien, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm, Maxwell and Walter Camp awards as well as every other Player of the Year award in 1992.
As a junior, Torretta led the Hurricanes to the 1991 National Championship game and was named the Big East Player of the Year. During his senior season in 1992, Torretta once again led Miami to the National Championship game and a Big East Championship. Torretta again took home Big East Player of the Year as well as the 1992 Tanqueray World Amateur Athlete of the Year. He currently holds the conference record for lowest career percentage of interceptions (1.94), passing yards in a single-game (485) and longest passing play (99) yards, also an NCAA record. Torretta led Miami to a 26-2 record as a starter and was part of Miami's NCAA record 58-game home winning streak, and a National Championship. While at UM, he rewrote the Miami record books, leaving with 11 records to his name, including career marks for passing yards (7,690), pass completions (555) and total offense (7,722 yards). He also set a record for consecutive passes thrown without an interception (123).
I appreciate that people's emotions get the best of them. And I appreciate that guys like Vinny, Walsh and Dorsey, e.g., inspire hope and aspiration. But none of them have anything on Geno Toretta. And that is a stone cold fact.
