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Miami has ruled out both starting cornerbacks for the Wake Forest game and is also missing another corner who could have replaced them, according to the preview. That leaves the secondary short-handed against a Wake Forest receiving group with several explosive-play options; the supplied article does not name the unavailable corners.
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Miami's offense has scored 122 points and averaged 10.04 yards per play against Stanford and Florida A&M, with 50 of 140 snaps gaining at least 10 yards. Malachi Toney has 16 catches for 330 yards and four touchdowns. The preview expects Wake Forest to provide a stronger defensive test than those opening opponents.
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Miami defensive end Armondo Blount has four quarterback pressures, including a sack against Stanford, while playing fewer than 30 snaps in each opening blowout. The preview cites 30 pressures last season as background for his expanded importance this year; the current small workload limits what the early totals alone can establish.
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Wake Forest freshman linebacker Deuce Dyce has played 33 snaps through two games and could see more work behind Frank Cusano. The preview cites seven missed tackles by Cusano, per PFF, as the reason to watch that rotation against Miami. Additional snaps for Dyce are a reporter's possibility, not a confirmed starting change.
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Wake Forest receivers Carlos Hernandez, Kam Shanks and Antonio Meeks have all shown explosive-play ability, according to the preview. With Miami short at cornerback, the writer sees the passing game as Wake's route to staying competitive if the game becomes high-scoring; that is a matchup assessment, not a total or betting recommendation.