Miami quarterback Cam Ward sat out the second half of Saturday’s Pop-Tarts Bowl in Orlando, creating a flurry of controversy over the signal caller not finishing the game. Ward captured the NCAA Division 1 record for touchdowns thrown in a career during the contest but didn’t return to action after halftime.

Damien Martinez ran for a career-high 179 yards in the Miami Hurricanes’ loss to Iowa State in the Pop-Tarts Bowl.

Miami's Cam Ward set an NCAA record for TD passes in one half of play and Iowa State's Rocco Bect led a late comeback in a bowl game that lived up to its reputation for postgame antics

Miami quarterback Cam Ward didn’t take the field for the second half of Saturday’s Pop-Tarts Bowl in Orlando, but Hurricane fans shouldn’t be worried. Miami backup quarterback Emory Williams started for the team to open the third quarter and immediately led the Hurricanes on a touchdown drive.

Iowa State was 84 yards away from a historic 11th victory. It was a situation the team faced before. It was a situation the team had been preparing for since January.

Iowa State celebrated a sweet victory in the Pop-Tarts Bowl by eating the namesake bowl mascot. Check out the postgame ceremony here:

For the second straight year, the Pop-Tarts Bowl captured the attention of the college football world. The story of the game wasn't just the touchdowns or turnovers (though there were plenty of both),

Rocco Becht scored from a yard out on fourth-and-goal with 56 seconds remaining and No. 18 Iowa State capped the best season in school history by rallying past No. 15 Miami 42-41 in the Pop-Tarts Bowl on Saturday.

Miami football quarterback Cam Ward ended his final college game prematurely on Saturday against Iowa State in the Pop-Tarts Bowl despite still being in a close game. Ward, a 2024 Heisman Trophy finalist and expected first-round pick in the upcoming NFL draft,