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Heisman Trophy Candidate Cam Ward 'Over it' After Playoff Snub

The focus is now on the Pop-Tart Bowl and the NFL Draft once the season is over.
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Nov 9, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Miami Hurricanes quarterback Cam Ward (1) throws a pass against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the third quarter at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images
Nov 9, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Miami Hurricanes quarterback Cam Ward (1) throws a pass against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the third quarter at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images | Brett Davis-Imagn Images

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There is a new change of the guard in college football. Players are more vocal than ever and the superstar Heisman Trophy candidate quarterback Cam Ward is finally over a playoff snub that many believed, like himself, should have been a part of.

He is not the only player or team around the country that feels this way but knowing the talent that was on this Miami Hurricanes roster will hurt to know that it won't be playing meaningful football in a playoff run.

"I'm really over it at this point," Ward said on ESPN's "SportsCenter" on Saturday morning. "Can't go back in the past and control anything. At the end of the day, they left out the best quarterback in the country, they left out the best offense in the country, so they gonna do what they gotta do."

Miami Hurricanes quarterback Cam Ward (1) passes the ball against the Syracuse Orange during the first half at the JMA Wirele
Nov 30, 2024; Syracuse, New York, USA; Miami Hurricanes quarterback Cam Ward (1) passes the ball against the Syracuse Orange during the first half at the JMA Wireless Dome. Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-Imagn Images | Rich Barnes-Imagn Images

Now, the focus is on the Pop-Tart Bowl, which Ward has reiterated time and time again that he plans on playing in. He has a number or records he could possibly break in this game that will submit him as one of the greats to have played at the collegiate level.

After he will turn his attention to the NFL Draft where the growing sentiment in some mock drafts has him going as high as No. 2 with many teams needing a star quarterback and a great one the lead their franchise out of a hole.

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Justice Sandle
JUSTICE SANDLE

Justice Sandle is a graduate of Mississippi State University earning a Bachelor of Arts and Science in Communications with a concentration in Print and Digital Journalism. During his time in Starkville, he spent a year as an intern working for Mississippi State On SI primarily covering basketball, football, baseball, and soccer while writing, recording, and creating multimedia stories during his tenor. Since graduating, he has assumed the role of lead staff writer for Miami Hurricanes On SI covering football, basketball, baseball, and all things Hurricanes related.

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