What can Miami Hurricanes fans expect from Cam Ward?
The Miami Hurricanes started spring practice and there were at least two people that were super happy. One of them was Cam Ward, who is excited to be in Miami to play for the Hurricanes, and the other was Mario Cristobal.
Wearing the No. 1, the Washington State transfer took the field with the rest of his new team, and boy did he impress. As a fan of Cam Ward, I am excited to see what he can do in Florida. I actually made his highlight tape at UIW when he was coming out of Incarnate Word. It is pretty crazy that every school in the country passed on this kid. He has a cannon, and Miami is getting a dog.
The new UM quarterback is a major reason for optimism for this year’s Hurricanes team. Ward did not speak to the media on the first day of spring practice, but coach Mario Cristobal had plenty of praise for him.
“Leadership (was impressive). Leadership, I think, a guy that can take command of the line of scrimmage. I think that’s critical,” Cristobal said. “I remember blocking for quarterbacks; I loved those guys that could look at a receiver that might complain about not getting the ball or a lineman that might be overly tired … and say, ‘We ain’t having that. We’re going to go.’ It’s something that we have always wanted and always want to have at the University of Miami.
“I think he brings that and more, but he can make plays because he understands what everybody’s doing. I think it’s important for a quarterback to really understand what the guys up front are doing, where the free hitters might be, how to put ourselves in a good play, how to make adjustments, how to take over an offensive system. And he runs it at a really, really high level in a short amount of time.”
The Miami Hurricanes are underway with their spring football practice. They just started this week, but there are already glowing reports about Miami QB Cam Ward. We discuss what we want to see from Ward during spring camp. We discuss the importance of his on field and off field time during these spring ball practices.
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