All week, the talk was quarterbacks at the University of Miami.

The defense must have felt slighted.

Redshirt freshman quarterback N’Kosi Perry made his first career start Thursday night against North Carolina, but the Miami defense helped his cause in a huge way.

The No. 16 Canes forced six turnovers, returning three of them for touchdowns and giving Perry the cushion he needed to secure a 47-10 victory in UM’s first Atlantic Coast Conference game of the season at Hard Rock Stadium.

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