Estimated read time: Less than a minute
This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.
Miami's Cam Ward is The Associated Press national player of the week in college football. The Hurricanes' quarterback led his team back from 25 points down in the second half to win 39-38 at California. He led four touchdown drives to finish the game. Ward completed 35 of 53 passes for 437 yards and two touchdowns and also scored on a 24-yard run. He passed for 249 yards in the fourth quarter alone. The runner-up is Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia. He generated 308 yards of total offense in the Commodores' 40-35 upset of previously top-ranked Alabama.








