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Miami Football: 5 early bold predictions for 2018 season

By Justin Dottavio

ATLANTA, GA - OCTOBER 01: Shaquille Quarterman #55 of the Miami Hurricanes recovers a fumble for a touchdown during the first half against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Bobby Dodd Stadium on October 1, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - OCTOBER 01: Shaquille Quarterman #55 of the Miami Hurricanes recovers a fumble for a touchdown during the first half against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Bobby Dodd Stadium on October 1, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images) /
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Miami football is fresh off a 10-3 season, but a disappointed finish. Here are five early bold predictions for 2018.

The Miami Hurricanes are fresh off a 10-3 season and their first New Year’s Day Bowl appearance since January of 2004. Mark Richt has gotten the ship back on course after three consecutive mediocre coaching hires in Larry Coker, Randy Shannon and Al Golden.

The Hurricanes were led by quarterback Malik Rosier, a redshirt junior, who battled drastic bouts of inconsistency yet proved to have the late-game mettle of a Joe Montana, leading Miami to multiple comebacks or game-clinching drives throughout 2017.

They will have to rebound from their three-game losing streak to end the 2017 season, where the Hurricanes dropped games to Pittsburgh, Clemson and Wisconsin.

The ACC is reeling from a poor season and the loss of Jimbo Fisher from FSU to Texas A&M. If the conference doesn’t bounce back after Florida State hired Willie Taggart away from Oregon, the ACC could once again be a ‘basketball conference’.

Miami has to reload at a few key positions in order to stay relevant when it kicks off the season in Arlington, Texas, against the LSU Tigers. Mark Richt also has to reel in Manny Diaz‘s schemes and put some consistency together on offense in order for Miami to take the next step which is to become ACC champs and unseat the incumbent Clemson Tigers.

Here are my five early bold predictions for the Hurricanes in 2018.

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