After Miami’s 24-21 loss to the Cardinals, Carson Beck’s performance received a lot of backlash from the fans. Miami’s QB, who threw four interceptions against Louisville, pointed his finger at the TE for the last pick, which led to the first loss for Miami. The video clip went viral, and Beck was criticized for trying to “throw his teammate under the bus,” instead of taking accountability for his mistakes. But now, Beck has addressed this controversy in a recent statement. 

After Miami’s Wednesday practice session, Carson Beck spoke to the media about the ongoing criticism about supposedly throwing Elijah Lofton under the bus after the Cardinals game. “I was never throwing him under the bus,” Beck clarified. “When asked the question, I was asked what happened on the last play.” All he said was what happened on the last play and did not blame his teammate. Beck then took accountability, “The interception is on me. I’m ultimately the guy with the ball in his hands at the end. I have to take accountability for that.”

Beck believes that he didn’t say anything wrong, and the people misinterpreted it. “People take things out of context, and I’ve never been that type of person,” Beck said. “I have always taken accountability for my mistakes. I didn’t play my best. I honestly had a terrible game. And that’s a huge part of why we lost, and I have to live with that. I have to take that.” In the game against Louisville, Beck finished 25 of 35 passes for 271 yards with a 71.4% completion percentage and four interceptions. 4 of the 7 interceptions of Beck came from this game.

Beck looks to overcome what happened last week and is now focused on this week’s game against Stanford. “Now it’s about how I respond, what I’m able to do in the weeks moving forward,” Beck said. “But we’re not worried about that. We’re worried about Stanford right now. Everything is good on our end and internally. Just moving on forward as a team and seeing what we can do, moving ahead.” Overall, Carson Beck completed 127 of 174 passes for 1485 yards and 11 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, and was sacked four times.

Taking a look at Miami’s opponent for this week, Stanford, they are 3-4 this season, and they recently pulled out a 20-13 upset win over Florida State. They also defeated Boston College by 30-20 and San Jose State by 30-29. In short, Miami will have its task cut out against Stanford.

Meanwhile, Miami’s head coach, Mario Cristobal, during the media availability, addressed Carson Beck’s performance against Louisville.

Mario Cristobal Tried to Bury Carson Beck’s Issue

Mario Cristobal said that Beck handled the game “very professionally.” When asked about the criticism directed at his QB, the HC said that he wasn’t aware of what was going on on social media. But he made sure that everything looked fine internally.

The offensive coordinator, Shannon Dawson, also had some updates on his mental state. “He’s fine.” Dawson said, “He’s played enough football to have games like that… he felt like we all did, like we gave one away, and it sucks. But at some point, you have to shake it off and move on…we’ve got to do better.” This is exactly what Beck said after the practice session. The team is looking to move forward and improve in the upcoming games.

If you take a look at Miami’s season, except for that one game, they have dominated every opponent on the road. As Beck said, “The identity of the team is shown when you stand in the face of adversity.” We need to wait and watch how the team rebounds strongly in the upcoming games, securing their playoff chances.