Tate Martell will begin his Hurricane career as a backup.
Miami head coach Manny Diaz made it official on Monday: Martell will not be Miami's starting quarterback this season as he named redshirt freshman Jarren Williams the team's starting quarterback.
Martell now faces an uphill climb to any playing time at Miami as Williams has four years of eligibility to Martell's three and Martell still has to win even the backup spot as Diaz said that competition will continue between Martell and redshirt sophomore N'Kosi Perry.
Martell transferred from Ohio State to Miami, shortly after Georgia transfer Justin Fields' arrival, despite proclaiming he would stay and beat out Fields, saying “I have no doubt that I'll go out there and win the job.