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Miami Football: 5 bold predictions for the Hurricanes in 2017

By Matty Breisch

PITTSBURGH, PA - NOVEMBER 27: Miami Hurricanes mascot Sebastian leads the team to the field before the game against the Pittsburgh Panthers on November 27, 2015 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
PITTSBURGH, PA - NOVEMBER 27: Miami Hurricanes mascot Sebastian leads the team to the field before the game against the Pittsburgh Panthers on November 27, 2015 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) /
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MIAMI GARDENS, FL – SEPTEMBER 3: Sebastian the Ibis leads the Miami Hurricanes onto the field for their game against the Florida A&M Rattlers on September 3, 2016 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The Hurricanes defeated the Rattlers 70-3. (Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images)
MIAMI GARDENS, FL – SEPTEMBER 3: Sebastian the Ibis leads the Miami Hurricanes onto the field for their game against the Florida A&M Rattlers on September 3, 2016 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The Hurricanes defeated the Rattlers 70-3. (Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images) /

5. Malik Rosier doesn’t skip a beat as Miami’s starting QB

When Brad Kaaya heard his name called in the sixth round of the 2017 NFL Draft, the Miami Hurricanes lost one of their most consistent offensive players of the last decade.

In three seasons as the Hurricanes’ starting quarterback, Kaaya threw for 9,968 yards and 69 touchdowns to only 24 interceptions while completing 696 passes. Behind Brad’s consistent play, Miami was able to grew from a 6-7 team his freshman year to a 9-4 team during his junior season.

But what’s next for the team now that Brad Kaaya, and his veteran leadership are gone?

Enter Malik Rosier

Malik Rosier, a three-star recruit from Mobile, Ala., spent the last two seasons at the Miami as the primary backup.

While Rosier has only appeared in nine games so far in his college career, he has been taking snaps with Miami’s first-team offense for the entirety of the 2017 offseason, and would appear to be ready to take over Mark Richt’s pro-style offense.

In addition to Rosier’s passing ability, he also adds an additional wrinkle to the Hurricanes’ offensive scheme in the form of his dynamic playmaking abilities as a runner. A former high school baseball star, Malik has the kind of A-plus athleticism teams dream of in a starting quarterback. With two season of maturation under his belt to insure that he is as mentally prepared for the rigors of running a pro-style offense as he is physically prepared.

Pairing Malik with an experienced running back like Mark Walters will give the Hurricanes a dynamic one-two punch in the backfield that can tie up opposing defenses with read-option plays, while also committing to the power run scheme that coach Mark Richt has built his career on.

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