Miami Hurricanes quarterback Cam Ward has been on the business end of some rough public relations issues ever since sitting down in the second half of the Pop-Tarts Bowl against Iowa State, but that may not end up mattering at all in terms of where he is selected in the upcoming NFL draft.

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.

Ward completed 12 of 19 passes for 190 yards and three touchdowns in the first half before giving way to Emory Williams.