Quinton George Porter (born December 28, 1982) is an American former professional gridiron football quarterback.
He started seven games and was named Atlantic Coast Conference player of the week for his performance in BC's 28-17 win over Virginia.
However, after a 30-10 loss to 3rd ranked Virginia Tech (led by quarterback Marcus Vick, brother of Michael Vick), and a loss to North Carolina, a quarterback controversy erupted as BC coach Tom O'Brien announced that he would start Porter's backup, Matt Ryan, in the upcoming game against North Carolina State University.
Ryan began starting, and led the Eagles to a victory over Boise State in the MPC Computers Bowl.
In February 2003 Porter experienced a personal tragedy when his father died unexpectedly of a heart attack.
Michael Porter, a huge supporter of his son, had attended every Boston College game, home and away.
[3] After a Jake Delhomme injury that left David Carr and Matt Moore as the only healthy quarterbacks on the Panthers' roster.
Porter was sacked ten times by the BC Lions defense and went 14-of-27 for 144 yards with two interceptions in a 40-10 loss.
[6] His performance in his second start, 27-of-32 passing for 429 yards and five touchdowns including running himself for 42 yards on six carries, earned him the CFL's Offensive Player of the Week honours[7] as well as the team's unexpected victory over the East's first place team, the Montreal Alouettes, and solidified his position as the number one quarterback on the Ti-Cats roster until the emergence of Kevin Glenn.