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.

Hurricanes star quarterback Cam Ward won the Manning Award, which is given to the nation’s top quarterback each year.

Miami's Cam Ward was announced Wednesday the 2024 Manning Award winner as the top college quarterback in the nation. Ward is the first Hurricane to win the award, which is presented by the Allstate Sugar Bowl.

Cam Ward had one heck of a season in 2024 for the Miami Hurricanes. One that earned him plenty of accolades, including the Davey O'Brien Award and a trip to New York as a Heisman Trophy finalist, the school's first finalist in over 30 years.