Mario Cristobal wants to make one thing clear: Cam Ward did not quit on the Miami Hurricanes by sitting out the second half of the Pop-Tarts Bowl and anything said otherwise is “a false narrative.”

Hurricanes coach Mario Cristobal forcefully defended Cam Ward, who had garnered criticism for playing one half of Miami’s Pop-Tarts Bowl loss to Iowa State.

Mario Cristobal coming to the defense of his former Miami Hurricanes star quarterback Cam Ward for sitting out the second half of the Pop-Tarts Bowl was a decision made too little, too late for the head coach.

Miami Hurricanes quarterback Cam Ward is moving onto the NFL now, having spent one stellar season with the Miami program. Despite only spending that one season with the Hurricanes, head coach Mario Cristobal knows that Ward is leaving the program with an important legacy.

Miami head coach Mario Cristobal didn’t mince words Monday when issuing a sharp defense of Cam Ward, with the star quarterback fielding criticism after he opted out of the final two quarters of

Miami football coach Mario Cristobal is tired of hearing that Cam Ward quit on his team in the Pop-Tarts Bowl amid NFL Draft hype.

Miami head coach Mario Cristobal is not happy that some believed quarterback Cam Ward quit during the team's 42-41 loss to Iowa State in the Pop-Tarts

Miami Hurricanes head coach Mario Cristobal disputed that his former quarterback, Cam Ward, quit on the team in the Pop-Tarts Bowl on Dec. 28, 2024. Ward played the first half but didn't return for the second half as the Hurricanes would lose in the final minute, 42-41.

Miami Hurricanes head coach Mario Cristobal has come to the defense of quarterback Cam Ward following criticism over Ward sitting out the second half of the team's Pop-Tarts Bowl l

Miami Hurricanes head coach Mario Cristobal defended quarterback Cam Ward amid criticism of Ward’s early exit from Miami’s bowl game. Ward played in the first half of the Pop-Tarts Bowl and ...

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It may have been done to help curry favor with Ward as he enters the NFL, but it is too little, too late. Mario Cristobal, on the notion that Cam Ward quit in the bowl game: “Bullshit.”