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Miami was missing three of its top five preseason cornerbacks: starters OJ Frederique and Xavier Lucas were injured against Stanford, and Ja'Boree Antone had a fall-camp injury. The report identifies Damari Brown and Ethan O'Connor as the remaining corners with starting experience, without supplying return dates.
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Against FAMU, Miami moved starting safety Bryce Fitzgerald to starting corner and elevated true freshman JJ Dunnigan at safety. Nickel defenders Camdin Portis and Ryan Mack also rotated at outside corner, showing how the injuries changed both the corner and safety rotations.
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The article's coverage chart shows Miami increasing Cover 2 from 6.2% against Stanford to 36.2% against FAMU, while Cover 3 fell from 49.2% to 34%. It cites PFF for an increase in overall zone usage from 60% to 74.5%, documenting an actual week-to-week coverage adjustment.
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Miami's outside corners allowed one reception on eight targets against FAMU, with that catch losing one yard. That is encouraging output from the reshuffled group, but it came against an FCS opponent rather than establishing how the unit will handle stronger passing attacks.
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The writer connects Miami's increased Cover 2 use to defending the short throws Stanford had exploited, while noting potential openings between the corner and deep safety and in the deep middle. Whether Miami keeps that approach against Wake Forest's explosive passing attack remains an open question, not an announced permanent scheme change.