Miami Shines Against FSU: Balanced Attack Leads to Victory

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00:00Speaking on that a little bit more, Ward finished off today's matchup versus FSU,

00:07208 passing yards. But what he does so well as a leader, or what this team does

00:11so well, them being Miami, is the balanced attack opportunities they have.

00:15Because 200 yards might be low for Ward, but they still found efficiency in their

00:20play versus FSU, 36 to 14. Martinez on the ground, 148 rushing yards for two

00:24touchdowns. Insane! And then they have a bit of a carousel when it comes to their

00:28receiving room in terms of who's going to be their top target of the day. Today

00:31it was Hortonwood, 65, receiving yards through six receptions. So with those

00:35numbers and just seeing the versatility and their ability to attack their

00:39opponent, is that going to make for a case for Ward, per se, even though he's in

00:44the ACC and it's kind of looked at as a weaker situation at the moment?

00:48Yeah, listen, I think it helps if you're coming out of the FCC or the Big Ten. I

00:53mean, traditionally voters are going to look and say you're playing the best

00:57schedule, you're playing in one of the two top conferences. That automatically

01:01helps. But for context, I think voters, the majority of voters, are savvy enough

01:07to realize how long it's been since Miami has been relevant on the national

01:12scene, competing for titles of any kind, whether that's a conference title or a

01:17national championship. And this is the one guy who's been the difference maker.

01:22It's not necessarily Mario Cristobal. It's not Damian Martinez in the back

01:27field or any other transfer portal pickups. Getting Cam Ward has thrust

01:32Miami back to a point where we could say they're a legit top 10 team. That, to

01:37me, more than numbers is going to stand out for voters, especially this season,

01:42guys, because there's there's not an obvious choice. Nobody's running away

01:46with this. And I don't know if we're going to get a November surprise. We've

01:49had that in the past where a guy gets hot at the right time, leads his team to

01:54a title. I don't see that guy right now coming out of nowhere. So the

01:58Gabriels, the Cam Ward's, the GTS, maybe Travis Hunter of Colorado. Those are

02:03the favorites for good reason right now. Yeah. And if anything, this college

02:06theme might be who could be the most consistent because we've seen great

02:09play, but we've seen a lot of inconsistency from a number of names

02:13and teams. Colorado getting right ahead to halftime versus Cincinnati up top

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