Miami coach Mario Cristobal praised new quarterback Carson Beck, who transferred to the Hurricanes from Georgia. Cristobal said Beck “wants to be great” and that Cam Ward’s

Carson Beck has been through his first team meeting at Miami, and he’s starting to build relationships with his new teammates with the Hurricanes already working out in advance of the 2025 season.

Miami head coach Mario Cristobal didn’t mince words Monday when issuing a sharp defense of Cam Ward, with the star quarterback fielding criticism after he opted out of the final two quarters of

Hurricanes coach Mario Cristobal forcefully defended Cam Ward, who had garnered criticism for playing one half of Miami’s Pop-Tarts Bowl loss to Iowa State.

Miami football coach Mario Cristobal is tired of hearing that Cam Ward quit on his team in the Pop-Tarts Bowl amid NFL Draft hype.

Mario Cristobal wants to make one thing clear: Cam Ward did not quit on the Miami Hurricanes by sitting out the second half of the Pop-Tarts Bowl and anything said otherwise is “a false narrative.”

Miami Hurricanes head coach Mario Cristobal disputed that his former quarterback, Cam Ward, quit on the team in the Pop-Tarts Bowl on Dec. 28, 2024. Ward played the first half but didn't return for the second half as the Hurricanes would lose in the final minute, 42-41.

Miami Hurricanes head coach Mario Cristobal defended quarterback Cam Ward amid criticism of Ward’s early exit from Miami’s bowl game.

Mario Cristobal, on the notion that Cam Ward quit in the bowl game: “Bullshit.” He gave a very impassioned defense against what he calls “a false narrative.” The decision on the bowl game was predetermined based on his likely status as the No. 1 pick.