Miami head coach Mario Cristobal is not happy that some believed quarterback Cam Ward quit during the team's 42-41 loss to Iowa State in the Pop-Tarts

Miami football coach Mario Cristobal is tired of hearing that Cam Ward quit on his team in the Pop-Tarts Bowl amid NFL Draft hype.

Mario Cristobal wants to make one thing clear: Cam Ward did not quit on the Miami Hurricanes by sitting out the second half of the Pop-Tarts Bowl and anything said otherwise is “a false narrative.”

Mario Cristobal coming to the defense of his former Miami Hurricanes star quarterback Cam Ward for sitting out the second half of the Pop-Tarts Bowl was a decision made too little, too late for the head coach.

Miami head coach Mario Cristobal didn’t mince words Monday when issuing a sharp defense of Cam Ward, with the star quarterback fielding criticism after he opted out of the final two quarters of

Miami Hurricanes head coach Mario Cristobal disputed that his former quarterback, Cam Ward, quit on the team in the Pop-Tarts Bowl on Dec. 28, 2024. Ward played the first half but didn't return for the second half as the Hurricanes would lose in the final minute, 42-41.

There may be a chance that new Miami QB Carson Beck's surgically repaired right elbow will be healed enough for him to take part in spring practice, coach Mario Cristobal said Monday -- but there's no timetable yet.

Hurricanes coach Mario Cristobal forcefully defended Cam Ward, who had garnered criticism for playing one half of Miami’s Pop-Tarts Bowl loss to Iowa State.

Cam Ward drummed up criticism after not playing the second half of the Pop-Tarts Bowl, but his head coach, Mario Cristobal, came to his defense.

The Miami Hurricanes head coach Mario Cristobal as had a lot to deal with over the past two months. Failing to make it to the ACC Championship game which made the Hurricanes miss the playoffs, losing to Iowa State in the Pop-Tarts Bowl,