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Making case why N’Kosi Perry should be Miami football QB

By Alan Rubenstein

MIAMI, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 11: N'Kosi Perry #5 of the Miami Hurricanes runs for a touchdown against the Virginia Cavaliers in the second half at Hard Rock Stadium on October 11, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 11: N'Kosi Perry #5 of the Miami Hurricanes runs for a touchdown against the Virginia Cavaliers in the second half at Hard Rock Stadium on October 11, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images) /
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The debate over who should be the starting quarterback for the Miami football team has raged for most of the calendar year of 2019. N’Kosi Perry is surging forward making a claim that he should be the permanent starter.

Redshirt sophomore N’Kosi Perry relieved redshirt freshman Jarren Williams after three interceptions in the first three drives during the Miami football team’s 42-35 loss to Virginia Tech two weeks ago. Perry nearly brought Miami back from a 28-0 deficit against the Hokies and led the Hurricanes to a 17-9 win over Virginia.

The announcement that Perry will start this week against Georgia Tech gives him another chance to impress the Miami coaches that he should be the permanent starting quarterback for the Hurricanes. Perry and Williams bring different intangibles and skills to the table. Manny Navarro of The Athletic made the case for Perry.

The Miami football team has a 5-2 record in games that Perry has started. One of those losses came in 2018 against Virginia when Perry played only a few series. Perry was the major reason the Hurricanes defeated FIU last season when Malik Rosier started and Perry relieved him. Perry’s numbers have improved from 2018.

Navarro goes into great detail in his article about why Perry should be the starting QB over Jarren Williams who Miami head coach Manny Diaz insisted is still the Hurricanes starting QB. The numbers tell a story on which Miami signal-caller should start depending on what Dan Enos wants from his QBs and the offense.

Williams is more accurate, Perry has a bigger arm and more nimble feet to avoid the pass rush and to scramble. The Miami RedZone offense has been a problem no matter who is the QB. Miami is 107th nationally scoring on 74.07 percent of their possessions in the RedZone.

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