Kirby Freeman named starter for the Canes

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    CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Kirby Freeman is set to be the starting quarterback for Miami's season opener Tuesday, beating former first-stringer Kyle Wright in the Hurricanes' most-scrutinized training camp competition. </p>

    Freeman went 2-2 as the starter after Wright broke his right thumb last season, and threw for 272 yards and two touchdowns to take MVP honors in Miami's 21-20 win over Nevada in the MPC Computers Bowl. He spent 21 games as Wright's backup over the previous 1&frac12; seasons. </p>

    "Kirby Freeman will be our starting quarterback for the Marshall game," Miami coach Randy Shannon said. "We still consider Kyle a starter ... but for this week, Kirby's going to be the starter." </p>

    Miami was unranked in the preseason poll for the first time since 1998. It opens Saturday at home against Marshall. </p>

    Freeman and Wright opened camp tied atop the depth chart, and Shannon said months ago that he wouldn't announce the starter at quarterback -- or any other position -- until the final week of the offseason. There was speculation during camp that Freeman was winning the race, especially after it became known that Wright had a sore knee for much of the summer. </p>

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    "We just felt like Kirby was the best choice that we have," Shannon said. </p>
     
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    Even so, I bet Wright gets another crack at it this year.
     
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    Yeah, I think so too. Truth is, I don't think Shannon likes either one really that much. Robert Marve hadn't gotten hurt, he probably would have seen time as well.
     

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