Miami Hurricanes HC Mark Richt Discusses Rosier’s Benching, ACC Championship

Social media was extremely active with Richt’s decision to bench Rosier. Richt tweeted out shortly after the game that Rosier is the Miami Hurricanes starting quarterback. He was looking for a spark by inserting backup Evan Sheriffs into the game.

"“Malik was struggling…I have a lot of faith in Malik, but on that specific day we were leaving touchdowns and a lot of yards on the table. It wasn’t all Malik either, we had moments when guys were wide open and our line couldn’t handle a blitz.” “He was just flat out struggling with his accuracy…let’s see if Evan (Shirreffs) can go in there and hit his target and give us a spark. I wasn’t sitting there going, ‘he’s done for the year,’ or even done for the day. Every once in a while you need guy to sit for a second and calm down. Maybe another guy can come in and make a play or two and make a difference.”"

While the majority of the focus from the fanbase came was on Rosier’s issues, the Miami Hurricanes were only able to gain 45 yards on 23 carries on the ground. Richt spoke to what some of the issues were running the ball.