Watch Carson Beck throw absolute dimes for first 2 TDs of his Miami career

Rolling to his left, Carson Beck completed a pass to true freshman Malachi Toney inside the five-yard line and the American Heritage alum ran it into the end zone for the first Miami touchdown for both to put the Hurricanes ahead 7-0 in the second quarter.

Beck added his second TD with a 20-yard strike on an incredible strike to C.J. Daniels, who made an improbable diving catch in the end zone to give Miami a 14-7 lead. The drive shortly before halftime came immediately after Notre Dame tied the game at seven.

Beck was efficient in the first half, completing 13 passes in 20 attempts for 147 yards and two touchdowns. Toney was the go-to receiver for Beck in the first half. Toney had four receptions for 59 yards on six targets. Miami was balanced offensively throughout the first half with 16 rushing attempts.

Beck and Toney foreshadowed the TD earlier in the first half by connecting for completions of 13 and 11 yards after an incompletion on the first target to Toney. Beck remained calm on the TD pass to Toney, which came on third down and 10 yards to go.

CJ Daniels had an Odell Beckham Jr.-type TD for Miami against Notre Dame

The touchdown passes were the 59th and 60th of Beck's career. Beck threw the first TD pass of his career in 2021 in a 56-7 win over Alabama-Birmingham as he relieved national championship-winning quarterback Stetson Bennett. Cam Ward had two first-half TD passes in his Miami debut in 2024.

Beck showed he is healthy after suffering a torn ulnar collateral ligament in the 2024 SEC Championship game versus Texas. The TD throw to Toney was the biggest play Miami had in the first half. Beck had another attempt on a deep ball to JoJo Trader in the first quarter that was incomplete but showed his arm strength. His connection with Daniels is going to be on replay for quite some time:

Beck had a lot of detractors after throwing 12 interceptions in 2024. Georgia led the nation with 31 drops in 2024. All 12 of Beck's 2024 interceptions came in a six-game stretch in the middle of the season. Beck finished the 2024 season with 11 TDs and 12 interceptions in his last four games.