College football 2018: Biggest Achilles’ heel for every Top 25 team

11. Miami

Achilles’ heel: Malik Rosier’s inconsistency

Head coach Mark Richt most certainly had the Miami Hurricanes looking like the teams of old that are fondly remembered last season. Yes, they disappointingly fell off late with three losses that doomed them, but this was a team and program that made it clear they’re trending upward. Of course, they were also doing this with the swagger that fans have come to expect from a team wearing the green and orange (Turnover Chain, anybody).

This defense is going to be the heart of the Hurricanes in 2018, regardless of how prevalent the Turnover Chain is in popular culture in its second go-round. The secondary is almost entirely returning and could truly be one of the best groups in the country with the ability to take the ball away at any point when they’re tested. Pair that with a big pass rush, and there is tremendous talent.

Offensively, while Miami returns running back Travis Homer, who shined after the team lost Mark Walton last season, the big question and potential issue for this team is Malik Rosier at quarterback. There is no doubt that Rosier showed last season that he’s capable of being an elite quarterback in the college game — at times. That caveat is the issue, though. Because while there were those flashes of brilliance, there were just as many times where he looked like a completely different, much worse player.

You would like to see a young player shed that type of inconsistency as he garners more experience and matures, and maybe Rosier does that. But until he proves that his roller-coaster play isn’t part of his quarterback DNA, that’s a weakness for this team.