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Miami Herald
22-07-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Quarterback Carson Beck is ‘full go' as Miami Hurricanes prepare for pivotal season
Shortly after Carson Beck made his intentions known in December that he was transferring from Georgia to Miami, offensive lineman Francis Mauigoa sent his new quarterback a text. 'I texted him that I'm very, very grateful to be able to work with him,' Mauigoa said Tuesday on the Joe Rose Show from Charlotte as part of the 2025 ACC Football Kickoff, 'and I'm not gonna let anybody touch him.' Beck and the Hurricanes certainly hope that statement holds true. When the season begins on Aug. 31 with a marquee home matchup against Notre Dame, Beck will make his long-awaited Hurricanes debut. He was limited in spring workouts while recovering from surgery to repair a torn UCL in his right elbow sustained during the SEC Championship Game with Georgia. But now that he's 100 percent — coach Mario Cristobal on Tuesday said Beck has 'been full go and completely cleared and has participated fully' beginning about two weeks after the team wrapped up spring ball — Beck now has the opportunity to show what he can provide to the Hurricanes. That starts Aug. 31 when the team begins fall practices. 'I'm really excited,' Beck said Tuesday on the Joe Rose Show, adding that he has felt 100 percent 'for a while now.' 'Obviously, the work that we've been able to put in over the summer since I've been able to start throwing again has been really good. I think the thing that I'm most excited about is the mindset and mentality of each one of these guys. ... Their mentality that they've come in with and their ability to learn and adapt very fast and on the fly is very impressive and I'm very excited to continue to work with them as the season goes on and as we go into fall camp, I think it'll be a really pivotal moment for us as we start to head into our first game.' Miami will be leaning on Beck to keep the team in the College Football Playoff conversation. UM came close last year, starting the season 9-0 before dropping two of their final three regular-season games — at Georgia Tech and at Syracuse — to finish on the outside looking in of both the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship Game and the 12-team playoff field and ultimately going 10-3 after a loss to Iowa State in the Pop-Tarts Bowl. They excelled on offense last year with Cam Ward leading the offense on his way to winning the Heisman Trophy and eventually being selected No. 1 overall by the Tennessee Titans in the NFL Draft. And now, they're hoping Beck can provide a quality encore act. 'Carson Beck has done an outstanding job since the moment he arrived at Miami,' Cristobal said, describing Beck as 'Extremely intelligent, [a] tremendous competitor [with a] super high football IQ, accurate arm, strong legs [and is a] strong runner.' 'Great human being, man,' Cristobal added, 'and we feel like we're getting the best version of Carson Beck.' The best version of Carson Beck is arguably what he was in 2023 at Georgia. That year, he completed 72 percent of his passes for 3,941 yards and 24 touchdowns against six interceptions and it had him in the conversation to be a first-round pick heading into 2024. He took a step back in 2024. In 13 games, he completed 65 percent of his passes for 3,485 yards and 28 touchdowns but also threw 12 interceptions — tied for the most among quarterbacks at Power 4 schools this season — before sustaining his elbow injury in the second half of the SEC Championship Game. Beck knows there's outside noise about what he might be able to do for the Hurricanes. While he acknowledged 'everybody's entitled to an opinion,' Beck isn't focusing on that. 'At the end of the day all I really can do is just go in work every single day, try to get better with not only myself, but with my teammates,' Beck said. 'Start building those relationships and continue to try to lead this team as a new player. But as we go into fall. I'm really excited to just get in there with the guys start competing and then ultimately have a great season.' Added Cristobal: 'Here's a guy that's really motivated, that's won a ton of games and let's call it what it is: Last year at this time, Carson Beck was a projected No. 1 quarterback in the draft, and Cam Ward was the fifth round projection. A lot of things could happen, and they only happen if you focus on doing the things you need to do to be successful and impacting those around you. Carson is 100 percent focused on making Miami better.' While Beck provides stability at quarterback, the Hurricanes still have to replace a lot of talent from its offense that led the country last season in scoring (43.9 points per game), yards per game (537.2), yards per play (7.57) and third-down success rate (56.25 percent). Gone are their top five pass-catchers from last season in wide receivers Xavier Restrepo, Jacolby George, Isaiah Horton and Sam Brown along with tight end Elijah Arroyo. Those five accounted for 3,594 of Miami's 4,527 receiving yards last season — 79.4 percent — and 33 of 41 touchdown catches. Replacing them are a slew of younger players looking to take a leap (namely returning receivers Joshisa Trader, Ny Carr and Ray Ray Joseph, plus freshmen Malachi Toney and Joshua Moore along with tight end Elija Lofton) and incoming transfers (notably CJ Daniels, Tony Johnson and Keelan Marion). So far in player-led workouts, Beck likes what he sees. 'There's so much talent with the coaches and the players just all around the board,' Beck said. 'From what I've been able to pick up, these dudes just go to work, and it's been very exciting to be accepted into the culture in Miami. And not only that, but really build relationships and get around these guys more and more this offseason. The coaches are gone in July most of the time and we have a lot of player-led practices and things of that sort. So being able to just spend more time around the guys and then ultimately build those relationships is something that I'm really excited about, but there's talent all across the board that I'm really excited to play with.'
Miami Herald
14-04-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Paul Maurice: Matthew Tkachuk ‘not that far off' from Panthers return as playoffs loom
The Florida Panthers have been understandably coy about Matthew Tkachuk's status as he recovers from an apparent groin injury sustained in mid-February during the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament. But with the Stanley Cup playoffs starting this weekend, and the team saying its timeline was for him to hopefully return when the postseason begins, coach Paul Maurice provided yet another update on the star winger as the regular season enters its final days. 'This week is a really important week for him,' Maurice said Monday morning on WQAM's Joe Rose Show. 'He's not that far off. If he's not [ready for Game 1 of the playoffs], he's very, very close. We're not missing this by two weeks.' Tkachuk, who is on long-term injured reserve, sustained the injury during the United States' 3-1 win against Canada in the 4 Nations Face-Off on Feb. 15 — his second game of the tournament. He didn't play the final 12:36 of that game, which secured the United States' spot in the championship game and during which he led a run of three fights in the opening nine seconds. With the USA already locked into the title game, Tkachuk then sat out the round-robin finale against Sweden on Feb. 17 entirely. In the championship game on Feb. 20, which Canada won 3-2 in overtime, Tkachuk played just 6:47 and finished his final shift with 3:22 left in the second period. Tkachuk has not played for the Panthers since then but did begin skating again on March 31 and has spent the past two weeks doing individual drills to get his conditioning back. Maurice said the plan is for Tkachuk to resume working out with the team this week. 'It might be a day or two to [get to] a full push,' Maurice said. 'So what will happen is he'll amp up to full skates and hard skates toward the middle to end of this week. As he goes through those, how quick he recovers the next day will be the key thing. So if he comes in and there's no soreness the next day, then he's right and he'll be ready to go. If he's got a little residual soreness, we may have to hold another day or two, but he's not that far off.' Prior to the injury, Tkachuk was second on the Panthers in goals (22), assists (35) and points (57) while leading the team with 11 power-play goals and 23 power-play points over 52 games. He is a staple in Florida's top-six, primarily serving as a winger on the Panthers' second line with center Sam Bennett. This story will be updated.
Miami Herald
24-02-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Florida Panthers' Paul Maurice on Matthew Tkachuk: ‘He's playing for us this year'
Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice on Monday provided an update on star winger Matthew Tkachuk, who sustained a lower-body injury in the 4 Nations Face-Off, and the outcome appears to avoid the worst-case scenario. 'I don't have a timeline on him. He is going to get looked at today,' Maurice said Monday morning on the Joe Rose Show. 'We're hoping it's not too serious. There's a possibility that it's not too serious. There is a possibility it is a bit longer term, but even with that, he's playing for us this year. It's not that kind of thing.' Tkachuk has been dealing with his injury, believed to be a groin injury, since the first USA-Canada meeting on Feb. 15 — his second game of the tournament. He didn't play the final 12:36 of that game, a 3-1 United States win that secured their spot in the championship game. With the USA already locked into the title game, Tkachuk then sat out the round-robin finale against Sweden on Feb. 17 entirely. In the championship game on Thursday, which Canada won 3-2 in overtime, Tkachuk played just 6:47 and finished his final shift with 3:22 left in the second period. Maurice had said previously that Tkachuk, who returned to South Florida on Friday, would be fully evaluated on Sunday and Monday to determine the severity of the injury and the next steps he would need to take. He did not play Saturday in Florida's 2-1 loss to the Seattle Kraken in the Panthers' first game back following the tournament. Tkachuk is second on the Panthers in goals (22), assists (35) and points (57) while leading the team with 11 power-play goals and 23 power-play points over 52 games. He is a staple in Florida's top-six, primarily serving as a winger on the Panthers' second line with center Sam Bennett. He entered the 4 Nations Face-Off having scored goals in six consecutive Panthers games and with 16 total points over the Panthers' final eight games before the break. 'It's a heavy, full-contact, hard sport,' Maurice said. 'So, when you play that, guys get hurt. You don't want it to be your guys — you don't want it to be any guys — but injuries are a part of our game.'
