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Miami's secondary is again without OJ Frederique, Xavier Lucas and Ja'Boree Antoine because of injuries for the Wake Forest game. The article reports them out for this week; it gives no return timetable beyond that game.

Bryce Fitzgerald has moved from safety to cornerback because of Miami's injuries at corner. His six interceptions came last season, not in the current two-game start. The move supplies a proven playmaker at a depleted position without establishing that the replacements fully offset the absences.

Miami has allowed no offensive touchdowns and 203 yards per game through two contests, but has no takeaways. Corey Hetherman cited 11 three-and-outs on 13 Florida A&M drives and missed turnover opportunities; ball disruption remains a daily emphasis despite strong early down-to-down defensive results.

Wake Forest enters the Miami game without a turnover through its first two games. That early ball-security record is relevant against a Miami defense still seeking its first takeaway, but the two-game sample does not establish a turnover-free projection for this matchup.