Very nice article on Cam Ward. I am looking forward to watching him play. I do think WSU upgraded the QB position.
Lane Kiffin was on a flight on a Friday when he found out about Cameron Ward. Out of curiosity, the Ole Miss head coach looked up the tape of the FCS transfer quarterback.
Kiffin would later tell Ward’s parents he only needed to see 10 plays before he turned to an assistant and asked, “Why haven’t I heard about this kid? Is something wrong with him?”
Kiffin wanted to get him on campus immediately. Ward and his parents, Calvin and Patrice, arrived for their official visit on Saturday afternoon. The next morning, while making his pitch for why Ward needed to join the Rebels, Kiffin delivered a line Calvin won’t soon forget.
“He said, ‘Cameron, you’re gonna be a first-round draft pick,’” Ward said.
Lane Kiffin was on a flight on a Friday when he found out about Cameron Ward. Out of curiosity, the Ole Miss head coach looked up the tape of the FCS transfer quarterback.
Kiffin would later tell Ward’s parents he only needed to see 10 plays before he turned to an assistant and asked, “Why haven’t I heard about this kid? Is something wrong with him?”
Kiffin wanted to get him on campus immediately. Ward and his parents, Calvin and Patrice, arrived for their official visit on Saturday afternoon. The next morning, while making his pitch for why Ward needed to join the Rebels, Kiffin delivered a line Calvin won’t soon forget.
“He said, ‘Cameron, you’re gonna be a first-round draft pick,’” Ward said.
The rise of a quarterback enigma: Cameron Ward's journey from zero-star prospect to FCS to Washington State
The casual college football fan has never heard of him. Even the serious ones have probably never watched him play. Soon, they'll find out.
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