Cam Ward now has the most passing TDs of any quarterback at the two highest levels of college football.

Ward’s TD pass to Jacolby George in the first quarter of Saturday’s Pop-Tarts Bowl was the 156th TD of his career. He entered the game tied with former Houston QB Case Keenum for the most touchdowns of any player in Division I history.

Shortly after finding George in the end zone, Ward got touchdown No. 157 early in the second quarter with a 22-yard TD pass to Joshisa Trader.

Keenum played in more than four seasons for the Cougars, throwing his touchdowns in 57 games from 2007 to 2011. He led college football with 44 touchdown passes in 2009 and then threw 48 touchdown passes in 2011.

Ward’s pass to George was his 37th touchdown of the season. He has the most passing TDs of any player in college football this season, and the only player who has a realistic chance of overtaking him by the end of the season is Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders. Sanders enters Saturday night’s Alamo Bowl with 35 passing TDs.

This was Ward’s only season in Miami as he heads to the NFL in 2025. Ward flirted with a move to the NFL after the 2024 season, but decided to transfer to Miami for his final season of eligibility rather than turn pro.

That was the right decision. Ward was a Heisman Trophy finalist this season and increased his NFL Draft stock. Based on his performance in 2024, he will likely be a top 10 pick in this spring’s draft.

Before coming to Miami, Ward spent two seasons at Washington State and was at Incarnate Word for two seasons. At Washington State, Ward threw 48 touchdown passes for nearly 7,000 yards in 25 games. He threw 47 TDs and had 4,648 passing yards while averaging 4.9 yards per attempt in 2021 at Incarnate Word.