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Canes QB N’Kosi Perry as starter Thursday? It sure seemed that way from Richt this a.m.

It sure sounds like redshirt freshman N’Kosi Perry is going to get his first career start at 8 p.m. Thursday night against North Carolina (1-2), though Richt wouldn’t flat-out say that Monday morning during his weekly radio time slot on WQAM with hosts Joe Rose and Zach Krantz.

We get to speak to Richt later today.

Here’s what Richt told WQAM on the quarterback subject in regard to N’Kosi Perry playing most of the game (17-of-25 for 224 yards and three touchdowns, with an interception) in UM’s 31-17 victory on Saturday over FIU (with some other stuff blended in, courtesy of the coach):

“First of all, just to explain what happened.