Gary Kubiak finally settled one of the remaining quarterback battles in the NFL, declaring that Trevor Siemian will be starting for the Denver Broncos on Thursday, Sept. 8 over Mark Sanchez and Paxton Lynch. Yes, you read that correctly—Trevor Siemian, he of Northwestern(!) football fame. This makes him the first former Northwestern quarterback to start in Week 1 of the NFL season since Otto Graham in 1955.
Many are likely wondering ‘who on earth is this person and why is he starting an NFL game?’ But fear not! Some SI.com staffers—who also happened to attend Northwestern and have more than once donned purple to root for the Wildcats—are here to provide an introductory lesson on the QB by sharing some of their on (and mostly off-field) memories of the former Wildcat and current Bronco.