Why Miami QB Carson Beck Is Still Playing After Graduating
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Key Points:
- Carson Beck, a 23-year-old quarterback for the Miami Hurricanes, will play his 55th and final college game in the 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship despite having graduated two years ago and not attending classes recently.
- Beck is enrolled as a graduate student at Miami this year but has admitted he will not complete the graduate degree, living mainly at the football team's facility rather than engaging in typical student activities.
- His extended eligibility stems from NCAA rules granting athletes an extra year due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, alongside a redshirt year, allowing Beck to play a sixth college season.
- Beck receives an estimated $3.1 million in NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness
