If Malik Rosier has some butterflies when he takes the field Saturday afternoon, it would be hard to fault him.
For three years, the redshirt junior has been largely on the sideline, watching as his former roommate and good friend Brad Kaaya led the Hurricanes offense and rewrote the Hurricanes record book.
After Kaaya – Miami’s all-time career passing leader -- opted to bypass his senior year and enter the NFL draft, Rosier was plunged into an intense four-quarterback race to determine Miami’s next starter.
Two weeks ago, the former two-sport athlete emerged the winner, edging redshirt sophomore Evan Shirreffs and freshmen N’Kosi Perry and Cade Weldon and earning the right to be under center when the 18th-ranked Hurricanes welcome Bethune-Cookman to Hard Rock Stadium for their opener.