Shannon Sharpe and Chad Ochocinco are done with Carson Beck.
The Miami quarterback threw two more interceptions this week in a 26-20 loss to SMU that will likely eliminate the Hurricanes from conference championship contention and put their playoff hopes in serious jeopardy. He also seemed to fail to take accountability for his poor performance.
(Fast forward to the 5:28 mark for the Hurricanes-SMU breakdown.
Ochocinco says Beck isn't earning his money
Even though Ochocinco went to Oregon State after two years in junior college, he is from Miami and a big Hurricanes fan. It bears mentioning that he played college ball under former Miami coach Dennis Erickson. So this is personal for the former All-Pro receiver, and he doesn't understand why Beck isn't stepping up and leading the Hurricanes to win over other ACC competition.
"We expect you to get us over the hump. And you have to be the reason we win, not the reason for us losing. That's two weeks in a row now. Last week you threw four, [Saturday] you threw two...c'mon now. You've got to be the difference maker man."
Miami has lost two of its past three games and Beck has six interceptions in those contests. As the fifth-year senior has struggled, the reported $4 million he received in his NIL deal is also coming under scrutiny.
Now we're paying you $4–5 million dollars of NIL money. We expect you to be a mini Patrick Mahomes out there if you making that kind of cheddar," Ochocino exclaimed.
Mario Cristobal paid 4 million dollars for Carson Beck, but won’t let him try to throw it from his 25 with a time out. Not even a draw play. What are we doing here #miami
— Jeremy Huber (@jrhubersxm) November 1, 2025
Sharpe wonders why Miami keeps failing short
Sharpe openly questioned why Miami has struggled in the second half of the season under coach Mario Cristobal. The Hurricanes won their first five games of the season, beating Notre Dame, Bethune-Cookman, South Florida, Florida and Florida State before losing to Louisville two Fridays ago and SMU this past Saturday.
It's become an unwelcome trend for Miami to play down a few levels in the second half of the season since Cristobal arrived. Last year, the Hurricanes lost to Georgia Tech and Syracuse in November to end a playoff run. Miami is 4-9 in November under Cristobal.
"Over the last 3-4 years Miami has always had games like this. They always lose a game they should win and they're favored. We've seen this from Coach Cristobal's team and I don't know why."Shannon Sharpe on the 'Nightcap' podcast
Mario Cristobal is one hell of a recruiter but once the calendar flips into November his teams falls apart. Not shocked at all to see what's happening.
— Michael J. Pagán (@mikejpagan) November 1, 2025