Joe Licata is the first four year starter at Buffalo since Drew Willy who, like Licata, was thrust onto the field as a freshman mid way through the season. Both quarterbacks took the teams to a Bowl game, both had NFL caliber running backs behind them and both were passers you wanted in the pocket.
Licata's numbers at Buffalo eclipsed Willy and due to the fact he grew up a stones throw from the UB campus he was heralded as something of a hero when he took the helm. Last season a coaching change meant a new offence which somewhat blunted Licata's numbers but he has a solid enough resume to be on NFL radars.