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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Miami quarterback Cam Ward has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Football Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year while Boston College defensive end Donovan Ezeiruaku was tabbed the ACC Defensive Player of the Year, it was announced on Wednesday, December 4.
Voting for the awards was conducted by a 71-member voting panel consisting of 54 selected media and the conference’s 17 head coaches.
A finalist for the Walter Camp Player of the Year, Davey O’Brien and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm awards, in addition to being a semifinalist for the Maxwell Award, Ward has led a Miami offense that has ranked among the nation’s best in scoring offense, total offense and passing offense all season long.
The West Columbia, Texas, native set the Miami program single-season record for passing yards and touchdowns this season. An All-ACC First-Team selection, Ward leads the nation in passing touchdowns (36) and Total QBR (88.0), and ranks second in all of FBS in passing yards (4,123), passing yards per game (343.6), total offense per game (359.9), points responsible for (254), and points responsible for per game (21.2). He also ranks fourth in the nation in passing efficiency (171.1) and yards per pass attempt (9.48), all of which rank in the top two in the ACC.
Ward, who has passed for over 300 yards in 10 games this season, has thrown for 17,999 yards over his collegiate career which ranks in the top five in NCAA history. He also has recorded 155 career touchdown passes, which is tied for the NCAA Division I career record with Case Keenum (Houston).
Tabbed the ACC Quarterback of the Week six times this season, Ward was also named a two-time Maxwell Award Player of the Week (September 4 and October 22) and three-time…
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