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UM's clutch quarterback just got nominated for Maxwell Award | Miami Herald
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Raise your hand if before the season began you thought University of Miami quarterback Malik Rosier would be a candidate for the Maxwell Award — a coveted prize that has gone to “the outstanding collegiate football player in America’’ since 1937.
Probably not many hands up — but few are doubting Rosier now.
The redshirt junior quarterback was one of four players on Wednesday added to the Maxwell Award watch list. The original list, according to the Maxwell Football Club, was based on the performances of players during the 2016 season.
Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson won the Maxwell in 2016.
Named the UM starter this season, Rosier is the first UM quarterback to start his career 7-0 since Brock Berlin did it in 2003. Though the No. 8 Canes are 6-0 this season, Rosier had one start in 2015 when former quarterback Brad Kaaya had a concussion.
Rosier is coming off a career-high 344-yard performance against Syracuse. He has led game-winning or -saving drives late during the past three victories against Florida State, Georgia Tech and Syracuse.
“I’ll just say this about Malik,’’ UM coach Mark Richt, a quarterbacks guru, said Wednesday before the Maxwell Award news was released, “Malik has for me, from the very first day I started working with him...’’ The coach paused. “What he’s doing right now is pretty darned good.”
Rosier is also a threat on the ground and ranks third in the Atlantic Coast Conference in total offense, with an average of 317.7 yards a game. He is completing 59.3 percent of his passes and has thrown for 1,715 yards and 14 touchdowns, with three interceptions.
“These guys keep fighting,’’ Rosier said Saturday after UM’s 27-19 victory over the Orange, deflecting the attention off himself.
Rosier was recently added to the watch list for the Manning Award, which goes to the nation’s top quarterback.
That's insane. Seriously, let this sink in - Malik Freakin' Rosier is a Maxwell/Manning award candidate. What a testament to this young man's work ethic and drive.
The expectations of him sure have evolved from most of us just wanting him to be a game manager to most of us now thinking that he can WIN games for us. Look, we'd all love more complete games out of the offense as a whole but it sure as **** is nice to know that we also have a kid taking snaps that isn't afraid of the big moments.
Heck, the most impressive thing is that he has won the biggest games he has been in and the team has NOT played complete games. He's doing it with stars out or dropping balls, star RB down for the count, patched together Oline, and unknowns making the big plays. All tat and it is mostly his passing getting it done, not his feet. We are nowhere near our ceiling. Win and advance.
The expectations of him sure have evolved from most of us just wanting him to be a game manager to most of us now thinking that he can WIN games for us. Look, we'd all love more complete games out of the offense as a whole but it sure as **** is nice to know that we also have a kid taking snaps that isn't afraid of the big moments.
Heck, the most impressive thing is that he has won the biggest games he has been in and the team has NOT played complete games. He's doing it with stars out or dropping balls, star RB down for the count, patched together Oline, and unknowns making the big plays. All tat and it is mostly his passing getting it done, not his feet. We are nowhere near our ceiling. Win and advance.
Agreed. His "streakiness" really hasn't even been the issue to the offense not always hitting all cylinders throughout the entire game. That alone is reassuring because I have faith that Richards isn't going to drop 26 passes in one outing again, etc. As you mentioned too about his passing getting it done, I REALLY love that the kid is utilizing his mobility when necessary but never relying on it. There's no way the Vag Tech or Notre Dame DC's can possibly think they're going to ever make him give up early on a play and take off needlessly- which is one of the greatest qualities (patience) you can have in a mobile QB.
His streakiness has been a problem but not last game. After the 1st quarter vs duke, the 1st half vs fsu, 1st half vs gt are all games he showed that streaky play. He is completing 55% of his passes in acc play and its mainly from those stretches of bad play.
If he can play like he did last week consistently and the defense start stopping the run better then this team could possibly win out.
The Rosier haters are AWFULLY quiet lately.
Yeah that’s the sad part. I’m sure some will come around but others will dig their heels in even further once a bad performance pops up (or 2) and then like you said, come out from the weeds. Those are miserable SOBs that put their ego and pride over this team/School. Sad!
Yeah that’s the sad part. I’m sure some will come around but others will dig their heels in even further once a bad performance pops up (or 2) and then like you said, come out from the weeds. Those are miserable SOBs that put their ego and pride over this team/School. Sad!
How about when he waved the seminoles crowd to get louder?
Gotta love Malik