Miami’s Ward Named National Quarterback of the Week

FORT WORTH, Texas (Sept. 4, 2024) – The Davey O’Brien Foundation has announced that Miami senior Cam Ward is the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback of the Week for the first week of the 2024 regular season.

A senior transfer making his first career appearance with the Hurricanes, Ward guided Miami to a 41-17 win at in-state rival Florida by accounting for 418 total yards and three touchdowns. The West Columbia, Texas, native helped the Hurricanes amass 529 yards of offense, the most by a Miami team against an SEC opponent since 1981.

Through the air, Ward was 26-for-35 (.743) for 385 yards and three touchdowns. He also carried the ball three times for 33 yards (11.0 per carry). For his efforts, he also was named the ACC Offensive Player of the Week and the Maxwell Award’s National Player of the Week.

The 6-foot-2, 223-pound senior became the first Hurricane quarterback to pass for over 300 yards and three touchdowns in his first start since at least 1979. His 385 passing yards also established a new Miami record in a debut.

The Davey O’Brien Foundation was created in 1977, and the National Quarterback Award, the oldest and most prestigious college quarterback award, was first issued in 1981. Over its time, the Davey O’Brien Foundation has given away more than $1.3 million in scholarships and university grants to help high school and college athletes transform leadership on the field into leadership in life.

In 1938, O’Brien, who was a star quarterback for TCU, became the first player ever to win the Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award and Walter Camp Award in the same year. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1955. For more information, visit www.DaveyOBrienAward.com.

2024 Davey O’Brien National Quarterback of the Week Honorees

Week 1: Cam Ward, Miami