Last season was a great indicator for the program with the freshman now sophomore quarterback arguably playing better than Ward in Saturday's victory against Ball State.

Ward might not have been playing late, but his night certainly wasn’t over. He was still there doing whatever he could to make sure the quarterback who replaced him — whether it was Albany transfer Reese Poffenbarger or sophomore Emory Williams — was in the best position to succeed.

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. They talked about plenty.