Try though he might, Tyler Gauthier can’t escape it.
Everywhere he goes, the question looms large — particularly when people realize he’s not just any offensive lineman for the Hurricanes, but the one entrusted with putting the ball in the hands of Miami’s quarterback on virtually every play.
For now, the center — like most tied to the Hurricanes program — doesn’t have a good answer when family, friends, classmates or reporters ask him whether it will be veteran Malik Rosier or redshirt freshman N’Kosi Perry getting the start when No. 16 Miami opens ACC play on Thursday against Coastal Division foe North Carolina at Hard Rock Stadium.