Quarterback Ken Dorsey set to join Miami's Ring of Honor

Ken Dorsey will be honored at later date for Miami's Ring of Honor. It is a capstone for the winningest signal-caller in school history and the on-field steward of the Hurricanes' 2001 national title. At halftime of the Stanford game on Saturday, three fellow Ring of Honor classmates will be honored: Dan Morgan, Andre Johnson and Bryant McKinnie.

From 1999–2002, Dorsey rewrote Miami's record book and went 38–2 as a starter, directing back-to-back BCS title appearances and a program-record win streak. He still owns the school career marks for passing yards (9,565) and touchdown passes (86), among others, and authored a 193-attempt streak without an interception across the 1999–2000 seasons.

The apex came in 2001. Dorsey piloted a 12–0 run to the national championship and was named Maxwell Award winner as the nation's player of the year, finishing third in the Heisman Trophy vote that December. One month later, he and Andre Johnson shared Rose Bowl co-MVP honors after Dorsey threw for 362 yards and three touchdowns in a 37–14 rout of Nebraska. He followed with another title-game trip the next season and placed fifth in the 2002 Heisman balloting.

Dorsey's production was steady and prolific across four seasons: 668 completions, a 147.4 career passer rating, and 31 consecutive games with a touchdown pass. He was also the Most Outstanding Player of the 2001 Sugar Bowl following the 2000 season (270 yards, three TDs vs. Florida).

Selected by San Francisco in the seventh round of the 2003 NFL Draft, Dorsey played for the 49ers and Browns, appearing in 17 games with 2,082 passing yards and eight touchdowns before transitioning to coaching and personnel.

On the headset, Dorsey's second act has spanned a decade in the NFL: quarterbacks coach for the Carolina Panthers (2013–17), then Buffalo Bills (2019–21) before being promoted to offensive coordinator in 2022. He coordinated Cleveland's offense in 2024 and, in February 2025, joined the Dallas Cowboys as a passing-game specialist.

Dorsey's induction will place him alongside fellow early-2000s pillars Andre Johnson, Bryant McKinnie and Dan Morgan in Miami's Ring of Honor Class of 2025. For a program that has long measured itself by championships and big-game moments, Dorsey's profile checks every box.