For the first 11 games of his career as a starter — dating back to a spot start at Duke in 2015 when his teammate Brad Kaaya was hurt — Malik Rosier had no idea what it felt like to lead the Hurricanes offense and lose.
Then he struggled last November at Pittsburgh. And again against Clemson in the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship Game. And then there was that demoralizing loss to Wisconsin in the Orange Bowl that put a damper on Miami’s return to one of college football’s premier postseason games and ended the Hurricanes’ streak of nine consecutive wins at Hard Rock Stadium.