Miami Hurricanes quarterback Carson Beck ‘should be throwing soon,’ Mario Cristobal said
Less than a week ahead of the Miami Hurricanes starting spring football practices, coach Mario Cristobal said quarterback and Georgia transfer Carson Beck continues to trend in the right direction. Beck, who had surgery to repair a torn UCL sustained in the SEC Championship Game on Dec. 7, recently had the brace removed from his right arm. And while Beck isn’t throwing just yet, Cristobal said he’s not too far away from doing so.
“Carson is doing well. He’s running really fast,” Cristobal told SportsCenter on Tuesday. “He’s not throwing the ball yet, but he’s very close to doing so, so he’s taking part in all that he can do. And he should be throwing soon, maybe in a couple of weeks or so.”
Beck is the Hurricanes’ heir apparent at quarterback following a dominant year by Cam Ward, who like Beck transferred to Miami with the hopes of producing a dominant final season of college football before going to the NFL Draft.
In his lone year with the Hurricanes, Ward set single-season school records for completions (305), passing yards (4,313), passing touchdowns (39) and completion percentage (67.2 percent) while leading college football’s top offense. He was a Heisman Trophy finalist, led Miami to a 10-3 record and now very likely could be the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft in April.
Cristobal said the Hurricanes wanted Beck for “a lot of the reasons why we liked Cam.”
“Besides the accuracy, the strong arm and the ability to elevate a football team, the guy is just poised to have a great season with the right protection, the right scheme,” Cristobal said. “Our scheme fits him; our scheme is designed to be really powerful and strong upfront, to get the ball to the playmakers outside, to protect him really well, and a very diversified passing game that has a lot of autonomy to it. So he fits us perfectly.”
Beck is hoping for a bounce-back season after taking a step back in 2024. After being viewed as a top pick entering the season, Beck last season completed 65 percent of his passes for 3,485 yards and 28 touchdowns but also threw 12 interceptions — tied for the most among quarterbacks at Power 4 schools this season — before sustaining the elbow injury.
One year earlier, Beck ranked in the top five nationally in completion percentage (72.4 percent, fourth) and passing yards (3,941, third) while leading Georgia to a 13-1 record.
“I think he’s made of the right stuff,” Cristobal said. “I think guys that are competitive by nature might lead in different ways, but their intent is pure; it’s natural. They want to win; they’re not concerned about accolades and awards; they just want to win. They want to make guys around them better; they want to do it as a team. So I think those qualities and just an internal drive to be great are a great combination for what we need.”
The Hurricanes begin spring practices on Monday. Their spring game is scheduled for April 12.
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