Miami's Cam Ward Selected ACC Preseason Player of the Year
Ward leads five Miami players on the all-conference team, with 12 schools represented overall.
- Ward transferred from Washington State, where he threw for nearly 7,000 yards and 48 touchdowns in two seasons.
- He was the top choice on 71 of 170 ballots at the ACC Kickoff preseason media days.
- North Carolina's Omarion Hampton and Clemson's Barrett Carter were also top vote-getters.
- Florida State is the preseason favorite to win the ACC title.
- Twelve teams had at least one player on the preseason all-ACC team.
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