Miami's Carson Beck faces criticism for skipping postgame handshake after national title loss

Miami Hurricanes backmost Carson Beck gave it a valiant effort but his squad came up conscionable abbreviated successful the assemblage shot nationalist title against the Indiana Hoosiers.

Most of the disapproval against Beck was for however helium handled the nonaccomplishment successful the contiguous aftermath alternatively than his play connected the field. Beck was seen moving disconnected the tract without gathering his opponents for a postgame handshake.

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Miami backmost Carson Beck is sacked by Indiana linebacker Aiden Fisher during the archetypal fractional of the College Football Playoff nationalist title game, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, successful Miami Gardens, Florida. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Beck didn’t code wherefore helium conscionable ran disconnected the field. But helium appeared to beryllium shaken up during Miami’s last thrust of the game. He was deed hard by an Indiana defender aft helium threw a pass, which garnered a roughing the passer telephone connected the Hoosiers.

ESPN’s Pete Thamel suggested that Beck whitethorn person been wounded connected the play.

"The different origin successful that play was Carson Beck took a precocious deed from the Indiana antiaircraft tackle, what was it, 2 oregon 3 plays earlier that?" helium said connected the "College GameDay Podcast." "And helium did not look right. He didn’t look close conscionable successful the locker room. So I walked by him and I said, ‘Hey Carson, however are you feeling aft that hit.’ And helium said, ‘My ears are inactive ringing,’ and determination was a fewer accentuators that you wouldn’t perceive Rece Davis accidental successful sentences, but you’d astir apt perceive Dan (Wetzel) and I accidental beauteous overmuch each time there.

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Miami backmost Carson Beck passes against Indiana during the archetypal fractional of the College Football Playoff nationalist title game, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, successful Miami Gardens, Florida. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

"And helium intelligibly was like, his doorbell was rung, helium was successful pain. Obviously affectional successful the aftermath of the loss. But you person to deliberation that that deed had thing to bash with that performance. You get smashed similar that illegally, you know. Now helium did not get deed successful the head, but helium clearly, it was similar precocious chest."

He was 19-of-32 with 232 passing yards, a touchdown walk and the game-sealing interception.

Beck aboriginal reflected connected his lone play with the Hurricanes, calling it the champion twelvemonth of his life.

"And not due to the fact that we made the nationalist championship, not due to the fact that won a clump of shot games oregon we made large plays oregon things of that sort. Man, for me, my full full beingness changed," helium said.

Miami backmost Carson Beck warms up earlier the College Football Playoff nationalist title crippled betwixt Miami and Indiana, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, successful Miami Gardens, Florida. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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"You know, 365 days ago, I was successful conscionable a truly acheronian place, and I was trying to spot the airy astatine the extremity of the tunnel. It was a truly hard thing. There was conscionable a batch going on, mentally, physically, emotionally, to beryllium capable to conflict and combat done the roller-coaster that beingness is."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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