Miami safety Bubba Bolden isn’t expecting to play until UM’s Oct. 5 meeting with Virginia Tech a source with knowledge of the situation told 247Sports and InsideTheU on Friday.

It’s unclear at the time why Bolden hasn’t been granted eligibility by the NCAA, but a school official told the Miami Herald a few weeks ago that the University of Miami is working on Bolden's behalf to clear his transfer requirements as soon as possible.

Bolden traveled to Orlando for Miami’s 24-20 loss to Florida in Week 0, but didn’t dress.

UM head coach Manny Diaz was asked about the situation after practice on Wednesday.

“Still waiting to hear,” Diaz replied.

Bolden arrived in Coral Gables last month after finishing up some classes at a junior college. The former four-star recruit signed with USC coming out of Las Vegas Bishop Gorman. He appeared in 13 games for the Trojans as a true freshman and was set to start as a sophomore, but ended up withdrawing from the school after being suspended for a alleged violation of the student code of conduct.

Miami currently lists Bolden on its depth chart as the backup safety to Gurvan Hall. Amari Carter occupies the other starting safety spot. Hall totaled eight tackles against the Gators. Carter was credited with seven stops. Both Hall and Carter are expected to start Saturday at North Carolina. Robert Knowles, who made three tackles in the loss to UF, will likely serve as the primary backup to both.

The situation with Bolden isn't ideal for the Hurricanes seeing as how the coaches have spoken very highly of him in recent weeks and view him as a player that can make an impact in the secondary.

“He is a very smooth athlete with phenomenal ball skills and a willing tackler,” defensive coordinator Blake Baker said. “He has great length and he has a great future here at Miami.”

Added Diaz: “Bubba has been drinking out of the firehose a bit since he came in. It is all new, but he is very intelligent and he has experience, so you can see where he is like ‘oh yeah’ we used to call this, this or that, that. He is picking things up, but when we are asking him questions really fast, he has to be really fast. He is a great learner. Physically, he stands out on the field with his range and athleticism.”

Assuming nothing changes and Bolden does indeed make his debut for the Hurricanes next month against the Hokies, that would mean he would also miss home games against both Bethune-Cookman and Central Michigan in addition to Saturday's Atlantic Coast Conference opener at UNC.

The Hurricanes (0-1) are currently 5-point favorites over the Tar Heels (1-0) according to the folks in Las Vegas. The game, which was announced as a sellout, will kickoff at 8 p.m. ET from Chapel Hill and be televised by the ACC Network.