He Just Wants to Get Better

Given the legendary quarterbacks that have come before him at Miami, Beck didn’t take his history-making turn for granted, even if he wasn’t chasing any kind of individual highlight.

“It’s dope. I mean, it’s super cool. I can’t lie,” Beck said of his new record. “But obviously, I’m not thinking about that stuff during a game. I’m just trying to execute play by play. But it just shows that tonight, we were really consistent and that we were efficient on all levels, in all facets. That takes protection. That takes timing routes, right? Getting open and [receivers] making the catches, right? So, yeah, it’s super cool. Super dope. And I’m happy that I was able to do that. Maybe I’ll break it again, break my own record.”

Through his first two games as a Hurricane, Beck has shown why many college football experts regard him as one of the top quarterbacks in the nation.

He has completed 42 of 54 passes and thrown for 472 yards and four touchdowns.

In Miami’s season opener against then sixth-ranked Notre Dame, Beck engineered five scoring drives, including a 10-play, 46-yard drive that set up Carter Davis’ eventual game-winning field goal in the game’s final minutes.

And on Saturday night against Bethune-Cookman, Beck was methodical and efficient, distributing the ball to 10 different pass catchers before building a 35-3 third-quarter lead and turning the game over to reserve quarterback Emory Williams.

“He keeps getting better and better. I mean, every practice, every week, there’s this continued growth and development and really, you see a growth and the appetite for more,” Miami head coach Mario Cristobal said of Beck. “He just wants to get better. He wants Miami to get better. He wants Miami to win and he’s all about team. All in all, just awesome progress.”

Beck has, no doubt, started the season as well as he could have hoped.

After hurting his elbow in last year’s SEC Championship Game while playing at Georgia and then undergoing season-ending surgery, the quarterback opted to transfer to Miami for a fresh start.

And while he did his best to get to know his new teammates and coaches and learn offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson’s system, Beck could do little more than watch from the sideline during spring drills.

It wasn’t a fun experience. But it was one that, Beck says, gave him a newfound appreciation for the game he’s played – and loved – all his life.

“I’ve always loved…