Cam Ward to enter NFL draft, is now off the board as a possible USC QB

Cam Ward will not be a USC Trojan (or a Miami Hurricane).

The quarterback portion of the college football transfer portal has a lot of plot twists left to account for. Plenty of schools do not have fully-established quarterback rooms. They need a passer for 2024, either as a starter or as a backup. USC likely doesn’t need a starter after Miller Moss staked a claim to being the No. 1 guy with his performance in the Holiday Bowl, but the Trojans do need a backup. We’re all wondering if Lincoln Riley can convince a backup-caliber quarterback to come to USC and fill out the room behind Moss.

Cam Ward is not a clearly better quarterback than Miller Moss. He has his moments, but he has not been relentlessly consistent. Ward was being pursued hard by Miami. Florida State and USC were in the picture to varying degrees, but in the end, it was either Miami or the NFL draft for Ward.

Monday, the decision came down: Ward is going to the pros. We can all put to bed the possibility that Ward will be a USC quarterback in 2024.

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