Beck Named One to Watch for Maxwell Award

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – University of Miami quarterback Carson Beck was among those players selected to the preseason watch list for the Maxwell Award, the Maxwell Football Club announced Monday.

The Maxwell Award has been presented to the College Player of the Year since 1937 and is named in honor of Robert “Tiny” Maxwell who was a former standout at Swarthmore College and a renowned sportswriter and football official.

Before arriving in Coral Gables, Beck spent the first five seasons of career (2020-2024) at Georgia, where he delivered a brilliant career with Bulldogs. Beck led Georgia to a 24-3 record in 27 games as the program’s starting quarterback, throwing for 7,912 yards and 58 touchdowns over the course of his career.

He was the starting quarterback for the final two seasons of his time in Athens (2023-2024). In his first year as a starting quarterback in 2023, the Jacksonville native led Georgia to a 13-1 record with 3,941 passing yards, 24 touchdowns and six interceptions while completing 72.4 percent of passes (302 of 417).

The first Hurricane to be nominated for a major preseason award, Beck is looking to become the fourth Hurricane to win the Maxwell Award, joining Vinny Testaverde (1986), Gino Torretta (1992) and Ken Dorsey (2001).

Semifinalists for the Maxwell Award will be announced November 11, 2025, while the three finalists for the Maxwell Award will be unveiled November 25, 2025.

The winner of the 89th Maxwell Award will be announced as part of the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show held on December 11, 2025. The formal presentations of the Maxwell Award will be made at the Maxwell Football Club Awards on Friday March 13, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia.