N’Kosi Perry’s flash-and-cash video draws ire of UM coach Mark Richt: ‘He’s just got to be more mature’

As the Miami Hurricanes continue preparing for a crucial ACC game at Boston College on Friday night, they — and coach Mark Richt — find themselves facing a different set of quarterback questions.

On Monday, Richt said he has spoken with redshirt freshman N’Kosi Perry and addressed with him a video the quarterback posted on his Instagram account over the weekend that showed him riding in a car with what appeared to be a significant amount of money in his lap.

The video has since been deleted from Perry’s social media account and on Monday, Richt said Perry — who has started three of Miami’s seven games this season — is in good standing with the team.

When asked about whether the school had spoken to Perry about where the money may have come from, Richt said that Miami “covered our bases on everything” in regards to whether or not Perry had committed any kind of potential NCAA violation.

“It’s been addressed. It was not very mature obviously,” Richt said Monday of the video. “He didn’t break any laws. He didn’t break any NCAA rules. He’s in good standing, but the image is not good. We don’t like that. He’s just got to be more mature and more wise with what he does. I didn’t like it. He knows that. He knows that it was not a very wise thing to do.”

The coach then reiterated, “Like I said, it’s been addressed. No rules have been broken. He’s in good standing.”

This weekend’s incident marks the second time this season the Hurricanes have had to deal with Perry and some sort of disciplinary issue.

The quarterback was suspended for Miami’s season opener against LSU after violating an undisclosed team rule months prior to the game.

Perry returned to good standing with the team ahead of the Hurricanes’ Sept. 8 home opener against Savannah State and both Richt and Hurricanes quarterbacks coach Jon Richt praised his improved maturity.

But Perry has had an up-and-down season on the field since that night.

He saw his first significant playing time in a game that hadn’t been decided on Sept. 22 in Miami’s eventual 31-17 win over FIU. Perry entered that game on the Hurricanes’ third offensive series, connected on his first 10 passes and made it virtually impossible for then-demoted starter Malik Rosier to re-enter the game.

Perry then earned the starting nod for Miami’s first three ACC games against North Carolina, Florida State and at Virginia.

But in the first road start of his young career, Perry struggled, completing only three of his first six passes and throwing two interceptions. That prompted Richt to bench the young quarterback and insert Rosier, a redshirt senior, in an effort to try and spark the offense.

Richt has since said Rosier will start at Boston College and added on Monday that while Perry is ready to play in a game of that magnitude, there is no guarantee he will get on the field Friday in Chestnut Hill.

“I think Kosi’s come far enough to play in a game when it counts the most. Right now, I think Malik gives us a better opportunity to win as the starter, so, am I saying 100 percent he’s going to get in the game? No,” Richt said. “The plan would be for our second-team quarterback to get in the game and any time that I’ve ever been coaching, if I’ve got a second-team guy that’s ready enough to get in the game and is only going to get better with game reps, I want to get that guy in the game if I don’t think he’s going to hurt the team in some way, shape or form. I think Kosi’s come far enough to at least earn the right to get into a game as a No. 2 right now and whether or not the situation’s right, and all that, like I said, we’ll mange that as it comes.”

As to whether he believed the Hurricanes were dealing with deeper maturity issues at the quarterback position in regards to both Perry’s multiple issues this season and the fact that fellow redshirt freshman Cade Weldon is in the middle of serving a four-game suspension of his own, Richt did not seem too concerned — though he said he intends to continue disciplining all his players if it is required.

“Everything is a learning experience. College is a learning experience. Guys are human. Guys make mistakes. I think if everybody’s really honest with themselves and kind of looks back at the time when you were that age and if everybody knew everything you did, there would probably be some embarrassing moments,” Richt said. “But you know, the quarterback position, I expect more and we’re going to demand more. Until everybody grows up, we’ll keep disciplining.”

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