Cam Ward took a bite out of the record books on Saturday in the Pop-Tarts Bowl.
The superstar Miami quarterback threw for his 156th passing touchdown, making him the Division I record-holder.
Ward put his name atop the list in the second quarter when he faked a handoff on first-and-goal from the 4-yard line and threw a lob into the back of the end zone that was corralled by Jacolby George.
With the pass, Ward passed Case Keenum (Houston) for the Division I lead.
The Miami signal-caller’s college career began at FCS Incarnate Word (2020-21), where he threw 71 touchdowns before adding 48 with Washington State.
Ward — who had already broken Miami’s single-season touchdown passing record before the bowl game — also moved into the 2024 FBS lead for passing TDs with his four-yard strike on Saturday.
The quarterback’s impressive talent has put him atop plenty of mock drafts, with analysts believing he will be among the first picks in the 2025 NFL Draft.
Ward finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy voting, and the day before the award presentation, he said if the Giants — who are in line for the top pick — take him, they’d be getting “that dude.”
“I know if they get a chance to get me, they’re going to get everything,” Ward said. “They would be getting that dude. They would be getting somebody who is someone who doesn’t care about anything, just how he moves, how he operates on and off the field, is confident, somebody who is going to challenge himself more than he challenges the team.
“At the end of the day, wins mean everything. You’re getting a winner.”
Ward, however, could see his touchdown record get broken — if Dillon Gabriel has anything to say about it.
The Oregon Ducks quarterback has 153 passing touchdowns going into Wednesday’s College Football Playoff matchup with Ohio State.
