New UT quarterbacks coach Weiner embraces QB battle

As the head coach of Plant High School in Tampa, Fla., new Toledo quarterbacks coach Robert Weiner had a varied experience in dealing with offseason quarterback competitions.

During a stretch about 10 years ago, Weiner coached three straight high school All-Americans in former Miami and Purdue quarterback Robert Marve, former Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray, and former Toledo quarterback Phillip Ely.

“We had three All-American quarterbacks in a row and they really lined up kind of sequentially,” Weiner said. “There was never a battle at those particular spots. One followed the other followed the other. When we got into our sixth and seventh year there, we had won four state championships…