Mario Cristobal coming to the defense of his former Miami Hurricanes star quarterback Cam Ward for sitting out the second half of the Pop-Tarts Bowl was a decision made too little, too late for the head coach.

It may have been done to help curry favor with Ward as he enters the NFL, but it is too little, too late. Mario Cristobal, on the notion that Cam Ward quit in the bowl game: “Bullshit.”

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Sanders also had a career year under his father and Colorado head coach Deion Sanders. Shedeur Sanders (6-foot-2, 215 pounds) finished fourth nationally in passing (4,134 yards) and second nationally in touchdown passes (37) while throwing 10 interceptions, leading the Buffaloes to their best season (9-4) since 2016.

Cam Ward opens up about the Pop-Tarts Bowl fiasco and the backlash he faced, discussing the media's narrative with Shedeur Sanders during training.

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Ward has faced scrutiny, too, as the quarterback of a team that spent most of the season ranked in the top 10—reaching as high as No. 4—according to the AP poll. But Sanders warned Ward that he has not seen the kind of scrutiny that is ahead.

I don’t mean to overstate it or be a prisoner of the moment, but I think he could come in and have a similar impact to what Cam Ward had.’

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