Former Miami star Cam Ward won the Manning Award on Wednesday as the nation's top quarterback, and he said the accolade can be a springboard to good things at the next level.

Miami's Cam Ward was announced Wednesday the 2024 Manning Award winner as the top college quarterback in the nation.

Cam Ward's college football career got one more accolade Wednesday, when he was announced as the winner of the Manning Award.

In 1QB dynasty fantasy leagues, I see Ward dropping near the end of the first round or somewhere in the mid-second round depending on when and where he actually gets drafted. The first round of 1QB leagues is most likely to be littered with RBs and WRs.

The Manning Award, which was started by the Sugar Bowl in 2004, is the only QB award that includes bowl game and playoff performance. Ward, who's headed to the 2025 NFL Draft, led Miami to a 10-3 record with a 6-2 mark in ACC play.

Cameron Ward, 2024′s national leader in touchdown passes as well as the NCAA Division I record-holder for career touchdown passes, has been selected as the winner of the 2024 Manning Award, presented by the Allstate Sugar Bowl to the top quarterback in the nation.

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – As Cam Ward gets ready for the NFL draft, he received another big honor. Ward was named the 2024 Manning Award winner for top quarterback in the nation. The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported.

Cam Ward put up ridiculous numbers for Miami in 2024, and on Wednesday he was rewarded with some deserving hardware.