Tate Forcier, who left after two seasons at Michigan, is expected to visit Miami this week.
Former Rutgers quarterback Tom Savage, shown in a Sept. 2010 game, is reportedly interested in transferring to Miami.
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CORAL GABLES — With Dwyer four-star quarterback Jacoby Brissett signed, sealed and delivered to Florida, University of Miami coach Al Golden is turning his attention to other quarterback options.
At the top of the chart are a couple of transfers - ex-Michigan quarterback Tate Forcier and former Rutgers quarterback Tom Savage.
Either Forcier or Savage would have to sit out the 2011 season in accordance with NCAA rules. Both would have two years of eligibility remaining.
Forcier, from San Diego, spent the past two seasons at Michigan and started as a freshman in 2009. He was expected on campus for a visit early this week.
Savage, from Springfield, Penn., was a freshman All-American at Rutgers in 2009, but got hurt and then lost his starting job last season.
Golden is prohibited from commenting on prospective transfers, but speaking generally about adding a seasoned quarterback to the roster, he said: "Certainly, I think that will help us - someone with experience and who is a bit more mature when we go down the road in 2012."
For 2011, Golden appears set to go with the three quarterbacks he currently has in Jacory Harris, Stephen Morris and Spencer Whipple.
Golden said he wanted to sign two quarterbacks during the recruiting process, but preferred the status quo to "taking guys just to take them."
"At the University of Miami, we should wait and get the right guys," Golden said.
Brissett was thought to be that guy. But, as was the case with several other top recruits, Golden and his staff were hamstrung by a lack of time to build a solid relationship with Brissett.
According to sources, Brissett initially didn't want to talk to the new UM coaching staff after being spurned in the recruiting process by former coach Randy Shannon.
Brissett finally agreed to meet with Golden on Jan. 18 and took his official visit to UM on Jan. 28. Despite a full-court press by the Hurricanes, Brissett announced last Friday night that he would attend Florida. Despite his mother's pleas for him to attend Miami, Brissett faxed his letter of intent to UF's football offices Monday.
"To ask someone on 14 days' notice to give us his career is difficult," Golden said.
With no new quarterback on board, UM will begin spring practice March 5 with the same group that led the nation in interceptions last season with 27.
The starting job figures to be contested mainly by Harris and Morris. Harris, who has 24 career starts, is coming off a tough junior season that ended disastrously with three interceptions in seven pass attempts against Notre Dame in the Sun Bowl.
Golden praised Harris' attitude and said the spindly quarterback has been working out on a near-daily basis.
"It's all about moving forward," Golden said of Harris. "There was so much negativity down the stretch [last season]. The quarterback and the head coach are the ones that take the brunt of that. He just really has to start over."
In case of emergency next season, Golden said the Hurricanes could use A.J. Highsmith at quarterback. Highsmith moved to defensive back at the end of last season after spending most of his first two years as a back-up quarterback.
"He's another reason we don't have to panic at quarterback," Golden said. "He can go over there in a pinch."
With less than a month to go before spring practice begins, Golden is keeping up the same non-stop pace he's had since being hired in mid-December. Golden said Sunday was his first day off since he took the job.
On Monday, Golden was back multi-tasking, taping his first coach's show in between conducting an interview with a reporter.
Golden said he'll spend the rest of the month preparing for spring practice and overseeing an off-season training program that "was a shock for [players] in terms of what the demands are for them physically and mentally."
Golden said he's received no complaints.
"The kids have been great," Golden said. "A lot of those guys came here to be champions. For many of them, they realize this is their last shot and they knew something had to change."
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