Cam Ward put up ridiculous numbers for Miami in 2024, and on Wednesday he was rewarded with some deserving hardware.

The Manning Award, which was started by the Sugar Bowl in 2004, is the only QB award that includes bowl game and playoff performance. Ward, who's headed to the 2025 NFL Draft, led Miami to a 10-3 record with a 6-2 mark in ACC play.

Hurricanes star quarterback Cam Ward won the Manning Award, which is given to the nation’s top quarterback each year.

The Hurricanes addressed several of their key needs in the winter portal window. Miami replaced Cam Ward after his one brilliant season at UM, bringing in Georgia star Carson Beck to fill his shoes. The Hurricanes also addressed their biggest weakness from 2024: their secondary.

In 1QB dynasty fantasy leagues, I see Ward dropping near the end of the first round or somewhere in the mid-second round depending on when and where he actually gets drafted. The first round of 1QB leagues is most likely to be littered with RBs and WRs.

Cameron Ward, 2024’s national leader in touchdown passes as well as the NCAA Division I record-holder for career touchdown passes, has been selected as the winner of the 2024 Manning Award, presented by the Allstate Sugar Bowl to the top quarterback in the nation.

In a matter of just three months, Cam Ward very likely could hear his name called as the ... staying an extra year in college and putting up a stock-rising season with the Miami Hurricanes. Carson Beck is hoping for that same trajectory.

The Miami Hurricanes had a successful season, finishing third in the ACC and nearly qualifying for the College Football Playoff.

ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. projected Hurricanes star Cam Ward to become the third Miami player ever to be picked first in the NFL draft.

It’s a pretty rapid rise for the QB, who entered the 2024 season as a potential Day 3 selection in the 2025 draft. As Pauline notes, the player’s turnaround isn’t completely dissimilar to that of Jayden Daniels, who evolved from a fringe prospect into the eventual No. 2 pick.

Former Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders and Miami Hurricanes quarterback Cam Ward have worked out together ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft. Two of the top quarterback prospects in this year's draft class took turns completing drills and throwing the football together, all while debating who is the generational prospect.

Read why Tyrone Tracy Jr. prefers Cam Ward over Shedeur Sanders for the Giants, citing a better fit with Daboll's offense.