Due to a powerful efficiency from quarterback Cam Ward, Miami was in a position to enhance its 2024 document to 9-0 after a 53-31 win over Duke on Saturday.
In the course of the victory, Ward accomplished 61 % of his passes for 400 yards, 5 touchdowns and just one interception.
Three of his 5 landing passes landed within the palms of Hurricanes receiver Xavier Restrepo, together with a dazzling 34-yard connection on the team’s first offensive drive of the matchup.
For Ward, it is his third recreation of the season with over 400 passing yards and a number of landing passes, and it is also the second time this 12 months that he is tossed a minimum of 5 touchdowns in a contest.
By means of 9 video games, the senior quarterback has already thrown for a complete of three,146 yards and 29 touchdowns. Along with the numbers he is put up along with his arm this 12 months, he is additionally added 186 yards and three scores on the bottom.
With Ward’s last landing toss on Saturday, he tied Miami’s all-time college document for touchdown passes in a single season, which was set at 29 by former Hurricanes quarterback Steve Walsh in 1988.
The present Miami beginning signal-caller can also be now solely 497 yards away from breaking the college’s all-time document for passing yards in a single season, which was set at 3,642 yards in 1984 by former Hurricanes quarterback Bernie Kosar.
Ward’s efficiency on Saturday will undoubtedly improve his odds to win this season’s Heisman Trophy. The Miami quarterback was already among the favorites for the award heading into this weekend, and the distinctive numbers he put up through the victory over the Blue Devils will solely assist his possibilities.
Ward can also be removed from being finished this season. With three video games left on the Hurricanes’ 2024 regular-season schedule, plus possible appearances within the ACC Championship and the 12-team Faculty Soccer Playoff, the senior quarterback has the potential to obliterate a number of college information.
Miami and Ward will discover out precisely the place they at the moment stand after their newest win when the primary 2024 Faculty Soccer Playoff rankings are launched on Tuesday, Nov. 5.
