The start of 2025 must’ve had Carson Beck’s fans on the edge of their seats. Their favorite quarterback was definitely making headlines, and not for the right reasons. There was talk about a tough season with 12 interceptions on one side. On the other, he made a head-scratching move: giving up his NFL dreams to return to college football but deciding not to enroll at his old home, the Georgia Bulldogs. It felt like loyalty flipped when he ditched the program he’d been with for 5 seasons to sign up for Mario Cristobal’s Miami. Just when you might’ve thought his seat couldn’t get any hotter, he hit some sour notes in his personal life with ex-girlfriend Hanna Cavinder. But hey, after what felt like a dark chapter in his career, it seems Beck can finally see some light at the end of the tunnel. Credits? That’s likely thanks to Cristobal and his efforts to protect Beck through it all. 

Believe it or not, Carson Beck ranks as the sixth-highest passer in the history of the Georgia Bulldogs. So yeah, losing a QB1 with that kind of historical ranking must have been a massive shock for Kirby Smart. The former Bulldogs QB entered the transfer portal on Thursday, January 9th, hoping for one last shot at college football glory. And barely 24 hours later, he was already a Hurricane! Making $4 million from the Hurricanes makes him one of the highest-paid players in college football. But when it came to Beck’s gridiron magic, he was ‘rattled’ last season in Athens. The quarterback waited for his turn at Georgia behind two-time national champion Stetson Bennett. Finally, the former 4-star recruit’s chance as the starter came in 2023. And he came off with flying colors.

Beck led the Bulldogs to the SEC Championship Game after an undefeated regular season, coming up with 3941 yards and 24 touchdowns. However, in 2024, his numbers dropped as he could only rack up 3,485 yards. Now, will he be able to woo Cristobal and co. with his power? PFF College football analyst sounded all confident.

On May 9, he came up with his list of ‘Top 10 Returning QBs for the 2025 Season.’ He said, “I think some people who are watching right now might turn this video off when I say this guy at #3. But I want you to hear me out. It’s Carson Beck from Miami, Beck was the top quarterback in the country entering the year, last year. His PFF’s was #1 quarterback in America going into the year. Did not have the best year at Georgia this past year….I understand the past year is not very pretty, but he’s still a very good quarterback in college football.”

Yes, the numbers have indeed been concerning. Smart’s squad witnessed 31 drops in 2024. But can the quarterback be the only one to be blamed? Absolutely not. As ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg shared, “I just felt like (Georgia) didn’t have the same receiving corps last year that they had the year before.”

The Bulldogs were functioning without their two monumental pieces of the offense, two-time Mackey Award-winning tight end Brock Bowers and All-SEC wide receiver Ladd McConkey. Later on, ESPN analyst and former Alabama national champion quarterback Greg McElroy also doubled down. “What’s amazing to me, though, is that there are so many people that have pointed all of Carson Beck’s flaws out without acknowledging the inconsistencies of not just his wide receiver core, which led the country in drops.”

However, in Miami, Beck will not have to worry much about this. The spotlight has been on Cristobal’s next-gen wide receivers this spring,  Jojo Trader and Ny Carr. Thus, the PFF analyst holds high hopes: “So, going over to Miami, looking at the same kind of bounce back like Cam Ward had, where he became the No.1 overall pick in the NFL Draft, Beck probably saw that.” Cristobal is all set to go to great lengths for the quarterback.

Miami’s offense gets a makeover only for Carson Beck

The Hurricanes’ head coach has hit the ‘UPGRADE’ button when it came to his crew. Offensive line? Checked. Wide receivers? Checked. Did Cristobal push the looming issues from the past season under the table? Absolutely not. Miami’s offense was a certified wrecking crew in 2024, dropping 43.9 points and 537.2 yards per game. Now that they were hosting Beck for the first time, they had to fortify his fortress to protect the quarterbacks. Now, who are the ones to count on?

The first one is Tony Johnson from Cincinnati. The young chap enters Miami with a strong resume of 449 receiving yards and 462 yards last season. The next up in line is CJ Daniels, who back in LSU came up with 480 total yards. Amidst the crowd, Daylyn Upshaw also deserves attention. Even though he is a 5-star, he is God-gifted when it comes to his arm strength. Not just this, Cristobal even pulled off a surprise move. 

He landed a linebacker. That’s none other than Mohamed Toure. The same LB who embarrassed Miami in the 2023 Pinstripe Bowl. Here’s the kicker: bringing in a linebacker like Toure might be the smartest way to fix Beck. How though? Practicing against a linebacker who dissects your formations and barks adjustments will lead the quarterback to push himself to the maximum limits. Miami’s whipping up the ultimate recipe to turn Carson Beck into a star.