Miami coach Mark Richt won’t allow a quarterback controversy to drag out through the bye week.

Richt announced on the weekly ACC Coaches Teleconference on Wednesday that senior quarterback Malik Rosier will be the starter against Boston College.

“Right this minute I think Malik is better equipped from his ability and experience to lead this team,” Richt said.

Richt did say that there will be a plan to get redshirt freshman N'Kosi Perry into the game.

"If Kosi comes in the game, it's not like we're yanking anybody out," Richt said. "We want to plan to have Kosi get in the game because he's developing, he's getting better. All that experience is going to pay dividends throughout his career, maybe even before the season is over."

The move is the latest swing in what has become a yo-yo by the UM head coach and play caller at the quarterback position. Rosier began the season as the starter--partly because Perry was suspended due to off the field trouble--and remained the starter through the fourth game of the year against FIU.

Rosier was benched after the second series in that FIU game even though he was coming off arguably his best performance as a starter the previous week at Toledo. Against the Rockets, Rosier threw for 205 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 80 yards and three touchdowns. The five touchdowns that Rosier totaled was the most of his career.

Against FIU, Perry appeared to give the offense a spark as he completed 17-of-25 passes for 224 yards with three touchdowns and one interception. Richt then made the move to make Perry the starter against North Carolina and was an efficient 8-of-12 for 125 yards with one touchdown and one interception as the defense scored three touchdowns.

Perry remained the starter against Florida State. He got off to a slow start against the Seminoles, but rebounded in the second half, tossing three second half touchdowns to help lead the Hurricanes to a dramatic 28-27 win over their rival.

The next game was Perry's first start on the road at Virginia. He began the game poorly, completing 3-of-6 passes for 20 yards with two interceptions. Perry was yanked from the game early in the second quarter and Rosier played the rest of the way to thrown for 170 yards with one interception and one rushing touchdown.

On the season, Rosier has completed 52 percent of his passes for 781 yards with five touchdowns and three interceptions. Perry has completed 56 percent of his passes for 666 yards with 11 touchdowns and five interceptions. Rosier has rushed for 107 yards and six touchdowns while Perry has ran for 51 yards.

With the announcement of Rosier as the starting against Boston College Richt is sending a clear message: he does not yet trust redshirt freshman N'Kosi Perry to make the right decisions in road environments. Boston College (5-2, 2-1) has a 4-0 record at home and the Eagles will have two weeks to prepare for the Hurricanes. Virginia was also coming off a bye week when they played Miami.

"Malik right now is the guy that gives us the best shot," Richt said. "That's how we feel right now. Again, nothing based on personalities or who recruited who, all that kind of stuff. It has 100% to do with what we think is the best interest of the team right at this moment. That's why we did what we did."

Miami has three road games remaining on their schedule that will likely define UM's ability to win the Coastal Division: at Boston College, at Georgia Tech, and at Virginia Tech. Rosier navigated his way through the ACC schedule last season to lead the Hurricanes to the championship game in Charlotte, North Carolina. Richt is betting that Rosier can do it once again.