Tennessee QB Matt Simms IS the son of Phil Simms and the younger brother of Chris Simms. Matt Simms originally committed to Louisville. He left Louisville after the 2008 season and played at El Camino Community College (California). He signed on at Tennessee to play for Lane Kiffin, however, Kiffin abandoned the Volunteers after 1 year to take the head coaching position at USC. Matt Simms is the starting quarterback under 1st year head coach Derek Dooley, the son of the legendary Georgia Bulldog head coach Vince Dooley.
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Matt Cassel, sacked 47 times in 2008.
Phil Simms, QB for the New York Giants and MVP of Super Bowl XXI.
In the NFL, that was 62 yards to Michael Jenkins against the Lions on September 7, 2008. It was his first ever pass attempt as an NFL quarterback.
Louisiana Tech has a history of great quarterbacks. Among their famous alumni are NFL Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw and Phil Robertson from Duck Dynasty, Currently, Taylor Burch plays quarterback for the Bulldogs.
Cam Newton ;)