How long can the Miami Hurricanes wait for Cam Ward to make a decision?
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00:00 How do you see this playing out between Miami and Florida State for
00:03 the most prized transfer quarterback?
00:06 >> There are a lot of moving parts here.
00:07 Number one, your point is very valid.
00:10 Florida State's a very junior, senior heavy team.
00:13 I'm curious to see what kind of exodus they have after they play Georgia for
00:18 the National Football League or elsewhere.
00:20 I mean, even talking to Florida State, the people around that,
00:24 they don't know, how do you play in that bowl game?
00:27 Is there an NIL thing to keep a kid?
00:29 Those guys, this is the new discussion, the guys that are like fourth, fifth,
00:32 sixth, seventh round picks.
00:33 Would it be better if you just stayed here another year, improve your stock?
00:36 We'll give you X amount of dollars out of NL.
00:39 Which guys does Florida State do that with?
00:41 So he's got to look at that, who would I be playing with?
00:44 Cuz this is a one year audition for, this is his last year.
00:47 So Miami's got more guys probably coming back.
00:50 That's important.
00:53 On the other side is how much does the NIL end up playing a role?
00:57 Miami, barring something I don't know about, and
01:00 I'm not claiming to be an expert on this at all.
01:03 Miami's collective is better than Florida State's.
01:06 Is there somebody that's gonna pony up on Florida State's behalf to get ward?
01:11 I have no idea.
01:12 That might be the biggest thing.
01:13 Without that info, it's hard.
01:15 >> Yeah. >> Then the final part,
01:16 I mean, Coral Gables, Tallahassee lifestyle, coaches, all that.
01:20 Everything's different.
01:21 So he needs to figure out if he would mesh with Norvell and his staff.
01:24 I mean, he'll have to figure that out on the visit itself.
01:27 >> Yeah, wow.
01:28 And so, okay, one of the debates that's happening among Miami fans, Brian, is so
01:32 Cam Ward, he mentioned, and players don't always stick to this, okay?
01:36 But he mentioned, I'm gonna take another week to two weeks to make my decision.
01:40 So that's Miami fans, we talked about the timeline before National Signing Day.
01:44 There's also the timeline of, in this game of musical chairs,
01:48 you don't wanna, if you wait two weeks for Ward, you don't get him.
01:51 Maybe there's nobody left, right?
01:52 So I think that's one of the concerns.
01:54 Miami also had Will Howard from Kansas State for a visit right before Ward.
01:59 And by all accounts, Will Howard really likes what he saw from Miami and
02:03 vice versa.
02:03 I heard he nailed his visit.
02:05 Not only did Miami nail it with him, I think Miami was really impressed by
02:09 Will Howard.
02:09 So even if Ward may be option 1A and Howard option 1B,
02:15 if Ward makes you wait a little bit longer, at a certain point, does Miami say,
02:20 you know what, if we can get Will Howard right now, we can't afford to wait for
02:24 Ward?
02:24 >> I had that discussion with multiple people yesterday.
02:28 I've mentioned it in articles.
02:30 Look, they cannot come out of this without one of the two.
02:34 And especially, think about it this way.
02:37 What would Miami fans say leading up to the game next year?
02:40 Miami's gonna host Florida State again next season.
02:43 >> Yeah.
02:44 >> Ward ends up at Florida State and you waited too long to get him.
02:46 He picks FSU and Howard doesn't come.
02:49 >> Yeah, he might go to USC, Howard, yeah.
02:51 >> I mean, how do you think the discussion's gonna go?
02:54 >> Not well, yeah.
02:55 >> [LAUGH] So, look, that's part of the deal.
02:58 It's year three for Cristobal.
03:00 They have to have a top notch quarterback.
03:02 It is not a negotiation here.
03:04 That would be a bridge year for Emory and for,
03:07 I don't know what Jakari's gonna do, but they would have another year for
03:10 the younger guys.
03:11 >> Yeah.
03:12 >> I would, and I'm just speaking on my behalf.
03:14 I would go ahead and take Howard if he's coming.
03:17 If there's no doubt about it, if on Monday morning, there's not a decision and
03:23 Cam tells the coaching staff, look, it's close, I'm gonna need some time.
03:27 If Howard would come, I would take him.
03:30 He would solve the problem, number one overall.
03:33 He would help with Jeremiah Smith down the stretch.
03:36 He would get confidence.
03:37 He'd have something to talk about on Sunday day.
03:38 And Howard is just a darn good quarterback.
03:40 He's mobile, he's 240 pounds.
03:42 He would have a lot more weapons to throw too.
03:45 Nothing against Kansas State, they don't have as much talent out wide.
03:48 He could do very well.
03:49 Miami would go to a better bowl game next year.
03:51 They would be a team that could possibly win nine or ten games.
03:53 Yeah, I would go ahead and roll that direction.
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