Miami’s Carson Beck faces criticism for postgame handshake skip

Miami Hurricanes quarterback Carson Beck made a valiant effort, however his workforce fell simply brief within the faculty soccer nationwide championship in opposition to the Indiana Hoosiers.

Many of the criticism of Beck was about how he dealt with the loss within the instant aftermath, somewhat than his play on the sphere. Beck was seen working off the sphere with out assembly his opponents for a post-match handshake.

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Miami quarterback Carson Beck is sacked by Indiana linebacker Aiden Fisher throughout the first half of the Faculty Soccer Playoff nationwide championship recreation, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, in Miami Gardens, Florida. (AP Picture/Rebecca Blackwell)

Beck didn’t elaborate on why he merely ran off the sphere. However he seemed to be shaken on Miami’s closing drive of the sport. He was hit exhausting by an Indiana defender after throwing a go, drawing a roughing passer name on the Hoosiers.

ESPN’s Pete Thamel steered Beck might have been injured on the play.

“The opposite consider that recreation was Carson Beck acquired a late hit from the Indiana defensive sort out, what was that, two or three performs earlier than that?” he mentioned on the “College GameDay Podcast.” “And he did not look good. Solely within the locker room he did not look good. So I walked previous him and mentioned, ‘Hey Carson, how are you feeling after that hit.’ And he mentioned, “My ears are nonetheless ringing,” and there have been a number of accentuators that you simply would not hear Rece Davis say in sentences, however that you’d in all probability hear Dan (Wetzel) and I say just about each day.

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Miami quarterback Carson Beck passes in opposition to Indiana throughout the first half of the Faculty Soccer Playoff nationwide championship recreation, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, in Miami Gardens, Florida. (AP Picture/Rebecca Blackwell)

“And he was clearly like, his bell rang, he was in ache. Clearly emotional after the loss. However it’s important to keep in mind that blow had one thing to do with that efficiency. You get illegally beat up like that, . Now he wasn’t hit within the head, however it was clearly some type of chest.”

He was 19 of 32 with 232 passing yards, a landing go and the game-sealing interception.

Beck later mirrored on his lone season with the Hurricanes, calling it the very best yr of his life.

“And never as a result of we made it to the nationwide championship, not as a result of we gained a bunch of soccer video games or made nice performs or issues like that. Man, for me, my complete life has modified,” he mentioned.

Miami quarterback Carson Beck warms up earlier than the Faculty Soccer Playoff nationwide championship recreation between Miami and Indiana, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, in Miami Gardens, Florida. (AP Picture/Lynne Sladky)

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“You realize, one year in the past I used to be in a really darkish place and I used to be attempting to see the sunshine on the finish of the tunnel. It was very troublesome. There was only a lot occurring, mentally, bodily, emotionally, to have the ability to struggle and battle by the curler coaster that’s life.”

The Related Press contributed to this report.

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