– FIU Executive Director of Sports and Entertainmentannounces the hiring of Ken Dorsey as Assistant Athletic Director. Dorsey will officially start in April. Dorsey comes to FIU after spending the last five years as the quarterbacks coach for the Carolina Panthers."We are very fortunate to be able to add Ken Dorsey to both the football program and the athletic department staff," Garcia said. "He will work closely with bothand myself.""I am super excited that Ken Dorsey is going to be a part of our athletic department," FIU head football coachsaid. "He brings class, integrity and great knowledge of what it's like being around championship programs. He's well respected throughout the NFL. He'll be a great addition to our athletic department."A former NFL quarterback and record-setting passer at the University of Miami (Fla.), Dorsey has worked with quarterback Cam Newton in five of Newton's seven NFL seasons, helping him to historic numbers. Newton has compiled 212 total touchdowns and 29,394 combined passing and rushing yards in his career, the second-highest marks in NFL history through a player's first seven seasons. Newton is one of just three players in NFL history, along with Peyton Manning of the Indianapolis Colts from 1998-2003 and Andy Dalton of the Cincinnati Bengals from 2011-16, to have at least 3,000 passing yards in each of their first seven seasons."I think extremely highly of Ken Dorsey,' Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton said. "He is an extremely hard and efficient worker. My challenge was also to beat him to work. He made my life as easy as possible. He'll bring a newness and spark to FIU. Not only is he a hard worker, but he has a vibrant killer instinct. He's a known proven winner over the years. I credit a lot of my success to Ken Dorsey."Dorsey took over as quarterbacks coach for the Panthers in 2013 following two seasons as a pro scout for Carolina from 2011-12. Prior to working for the Panthers, Dorsey served as an instructor at IMG Academy. He helped train NFL prospects before the 2011 NFL Draft, working with quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers. Dorsey played six years in the NFL from 2003-08 after being selected in the seventh round by the San Francisco 49ers in 2003. He spent three seasons with the 49ers and then three with the Cleveland Browns, making 13 starts and completing 214-of-408 passes for 2,082 yards and eight touchdowns. Dorsey finished his pro career with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League in 2010.Dorsey was a standout at the University of Miami (Fla.) from 1999-2002, where he became the winningest quarterback in school history with a 38-2 record as a starter and led the Hurricanes to the 2001 national championship. He was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame in May 2013.The two-time Heisman Trophy finalist (2001, 2002) set numerous school records and still ranks as the all-time leader in touchdown passes (86) and ranks second in career passing yards (9,565), while his 668 completions and 1,153 pass attempts stand second. As a junior in 2001, Dorsey won the Maxwell Award - presented to the college football player of the year - when he passed for 2,652 yards and 23 touchdowns on 184-of-318 attempts to compile a passer rating of 146.1. He graduated with degrees in marketing and business management.###