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The Pop-Tarts Bowl gave fans a little bit of everything.
Wild mascots, scoring and college football history were all on the menu.
While the Pop Tart mascots will be the ones that go viral on social media, the game itself was plenty noteworthy.
No. 18 Iowa State came back to defeat No. 13 Miami 42-41 after Cyclones quarterback Rocco Becht rushed for a one-yard touchdown on fourth down and goal with less than a minute left in the game.
The redshirt sophomore finished with three passing touchdowns and 270 yards through the air to go along with his rushing score.
However, the final result wasn’t even the main talking point.
After making history, Cam Ward sits out
Hurricanes quarterback Cam Ward will likely go down as one of the best college quarterbacks of all time and will hear his name called in the first round of the 2025 NFL draft. And he proved his collegiate dominance on Saturday at Camping World Stadium in Orlando.
Ward threw his record-setting 156th touchdown pass of his college career to wide receiver Jacolby George for a 4-yard score in the first quarter.
He passed Case Keenum for the most all-time in Division I – FBS and FCS – history.
Miami Hurricanes quarterback Cam Ward broke the NCAA Divison I record for most touchdowns passes. – Nathan Ray Seebeck/USA Today Sports/Reuters
Ward finished the first half 12-of-19 passing for 190 yards and three scores before sitting out the second half. He finishes his college career with 158 touchdown passes.
Despite it being a close game at half with Miami leading 31-28, backup quarterback Emory Williams took over for the Canes in the second half with Ward looking on from the bench.
Ward’s absence raised plenty of eyebrows and drew heavy criticism on social media.
After the game, Miami head coach Mario Cristobal was mum on the decision to sit Ward with the game close.
“I think all…
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Publish date : 2024-12-29 12:03:00
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