If he were to win the trophy, Ward would be the first UM Heisman winner since quarterback Gino Toretta won the award in 1992.

TAMPA — USF coach Alex Golesh says he hasn’t yet given much thought to emerging from the southwest tunnel Saturday night and absorbing the raucousness and revelry ignited by a crowd that could hit 60,000.

In the history of the Miami Hurricanes football program there have been two Heisman trophy winners: Vinny Testeverde and Gino Torretta. The ‘Canes are now projected to add another, quarterback Cam Ward.

Cam Ward’s competitive nature doesn’t stop when he’s on the sideline. His resolve to make the Miami Hurricanes the best team they can be is paramount even when he’s not on the field.

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.