CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Miami quarterback D’Eriq King tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during the Hurricanes’ loss this week in the Cheez-It Bowl.The Hurricanes said Thursday an MRI a day earlier confirmed the tear.
King will have surgery in the coming days and the Hurricanes expect him to be ready for training camp — which will begin about seven months after the ligament is repaired.Miami’s opener next season is scheduled for Sept.
4 in Atlanta against Alabama. “I’ll be fine,” King wrote on Twitter in a message to well-wishers.The Hurricanes went 8-3 this season, the best record among the seven FBS schools in the state of Florida.