No. 8 Miami has dealt with some injuries in on the offensive line to start the season. fifth-year senior Jalen Rivers has been out the past two games with a lower-body injury and junior Anez Cooper missed most of the last game after his ankle was rolled on in the victory against Ball State.

Cam Ward’s competitive nature doesn’t stop when he’s on the sideline. His resolve to make the Miami Hurricanes the best team they can be is paramount even when he’s not on the field.

TAMPA — USF coach Alex Golesh says he hasn’t yet given much thought to emerging from the southwest tunnel Saturday night and absorbing the raucousness and revelry ignited by a crowd that could hit 60,000.

Cam Ward passed for 346 yards and a career-high five touchdowns as No. 10 Miami blasted Ball State 62-0 on Saturday night in Miami Gardens, Fla. Lightning in the area

Miami quarterback Cam Ward spent some time in offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson’s office earlier this week, going over the Hurricanes’ passing game and how things have worked through three games.

A stat that the star quarterback might not even know he is approaching, but something that only a few have ever done in college football.