Virginia Tech Football: 3 bold predictions for Miami matchup in Week 12

2. Miami plays two quarterbacks

The Hurricanes and head coach Mark Richt haven’t found an offensive identity throughout Richt’s tenure in Coral Gables, Fla. Miami has played aggressive defense with tackles for loss and turnovers that has garnered much media attention via the Turnover Chain.

However, the offense and kicking games have both been average on their best day and putrid on their worst. A Week 12 matchup against the Hokies won’t help the offensive woes.

Even though Virginia Tech’s defense has been bad in 2018, they’re ranked 93rd per the S&P+, they’ll still manage to figure out the Hurricanes. Miami’s offense is far too vanilla, turnover, and penalty filled to not be figured out and dominated by a defensive guru like Bud Foster. The Hurricanes have no leader on the offensive side of the ball and have suffered through bad offensive line play on top of baffling decision making from both Malik Rosier and N’Kosi Perry. Richt is desperate and he may turn to another passer to figure out the future at the position.

That 3rd passer is Jarren Williams. Williams was labeled a dual-threat quarterback by 247 Sports. The six-foot-two, 206 pound passer from Georgia has looked like a redshirt candidate. However, with Rosier struggling again and Perry not exactly playing perfect football — Richt could turn to Williams if the Hokies are beating up on Perry.

With the new redshirt rule, Williams can still use a redshirt year in 2018 by playing in four games. Miami is on pace to play three more games, counting a bowl, if they can get a win against either the Hokies or Pitt Panthers to end the season.

If Williams does come in I hope that Richt’s scheme will game plan for him to be under less pressure by keeping a back in to block, or by calling plays that have rush routes to the back or a slot receiver if he’s under immediate pressure from Foster’s defense.

Prediction: Williams plays a series after Perry struggles early