Breaking: 13th NCAA quarterback to surpass 15,000 passing yards in a career, Cam Ward, enters the elite ranks.
In college football history, Miami quarterback Cam Ward has made history as the 13th player to be acknowledged by the NCAA for reaching the incredible number of 15,000 career throwing yards. The accomplishment occurred during the Hurricanes’ dominant 50-15 victory over South Florida, who are now ranked seventh.
Ward needed just 89 yards to clear the threshold to get into the game. In the first quarter, he promptly accomplished this milestone by finding Isaiah Horton for a 22-yard connection. In addition to being a significant turning point in Ward’s life, this event demonstrated his dependability and aptitude as a soldierCurrently in his fifth season, Ward is one of just two current quarterbacks in college football with over 15,000 throwing yards, along with Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel. Prior to this, Gabriel played in 53 games for a total of 15,779 yards at three separate universities: Oregon, Oklahoma, and UCF.
The match on Saturday vs South Florida was Ward’s 48th game as a college student. He had previously played two seasons at FCS Incarnate Word, where he gained 6,908 yards, and then two more years at Washington State, where he gained 6,968 yards. He is the first player in Miami history to open with four straight 300-yard passing games, having already passed for 1,439 yards in only four games this season. He has accumulated 15,315 yards in his career thus far.
Despite one interception, Ward completed 24 of 34 throws for 404 yards and three touchdowns in the game against USF. His performance cemented his standing as one of the best quarterbacks in the game.arterback’s entire professional life.
One of Ward’s touchdown throws was received by Isaiah Horton, who complimented his teammate by saying, “He’s been great for a long time.” He left his mark the moment he set foot on campus. Playing with him is so much fun. This expression of affection and respect that Ward has received from his colleagues is evident.
Apart from Ward and Gabriel, the following prominent quarterbacks in NCAA history have amassed more over 15,000 yards:
Case Keenum, who set the record at Houston with 19,217 yards.
Hawaii’s Timmy Chang, with 17,072 yards.
Tyson Bagent, who finished at Shepherd University with 17,034 yards.
Oklahoman Landry Jones, with 16,646 yards.
Bo Nix, who at Auburn and Oregon amassed 15,351 yards.
As Ward advances in his career, this latest accomplishment not only represents a significant turning point for him personally, but it also establishes him as one of the greatest quarterbacks in college football history, serving as an inspiration to players of today and tomorrow.
JMG
