Former Georgia football quarterback Carson Beck has been in Miami for almost three months now since announcing his decision to transfer to the Hurricanes. This decision was shocking at first, but three months is a long time in college football, so most fans are used to Beck being a Hurricane now.
A lot of Georgia fans however are curious with how Beck is doing in Miami, even though many have a bad taste in their mouth from his decision. Thankfully Miami head coach Mario Cristobal shared some updates on how Beck is doing, including how impressed he has been with Beck's football IQ.
“I’m excited being around him because of his level of football IQ, the way he understands the game, just a natural presence about him,” Cristobal shared via caneswarning.com. “In this sport, you’ve gotta take as many mental reps as you possibly can.”
Cristobal also discussed how great of a teammate Beck has been so far in Miami as well.
“It comes in the form of meetings, on the chalkboard and walkthroughs, during the course of practice, being behind the quarterbacks, getting every signal, communicating, verbalizing, making sure he is going through his audibles,” Cristobal continued. “Any check, any adjustment, protections, meeting with the offensive line coach, meeting with the coordinator at length daily.”
This sounds like a new Carson Beck
Beck is yet to become a participant on the field as he is still recovering from his injury he suffered in the SEC Championship game, but Cristobal did share his recovery is "ahead of schedule." But that hasn't stopped Beck from making an impact with the program both with his intelligence and as a teammate.
Every Georgia fan will agree that Beck is very smart when it comes to football, but some people might question these comments about Beck as a teammate. Beck never really gave off the impression of being a great leader during his time in Athens, especially after he was injured and never offered his help during the team's College Football Playoff preparations.
But maybe Beck has changed. Maybe he is a great teammate now and this just speaks to why he decided to leave Georgia in the first place.
Regardless, Beck seems to be fitting in well at Miami which is all any Miami fans and personnel could have hoped for.