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LOUISVILLE, KY - OCTOBER 19: Miami Hurricanes head coach Mario Cristobal and quarterback Cam Ward (1) look on from the sideline during a college football game against the Louisville Cardinals on October 19, 2024 at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Miami Hurricanes quarterback Cam Ward was named a semifinalist for the 2024 Maxwell Award, as announced Tuesday by the Maxwell Football Club.
The list includes a field of 16 candidates for the prestigious award, which has been presented to the Collegiate Player of the Year since 1937.
Ward paces the nation with 3,494 passing yards and 32 passing touchdowns, setting a new Miami single-season record.
The 6-foot-2, 223-pound signal caller has helped the Hurricanes rank first nationally in third down conversion percentage (.565), first downs (275), total offense (544.8), yards per play (7.6) and scoring offense (45.0).
Ward has mounted at least 300 passing yards and three total touchdowns in nine of Miami’s 10 games, becoming the first Hurricane ever to have seven straight 300-yard performances.
Since Miami joined the league in 2004, the West Columbia, Texas native is also the first ACC player with at least 300 passing yards and three touchdowns in each of their first five contests.
