I couldn't be prouder of Carson as a Miami Hurricane.

Carson Beck, a rookie quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals, will make his official NFL debut in Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Rams, according to an announcement Wednesday from head coach Mike LaFleur.

A third-round draft selection by the Cardinals, Beck was the team's emergency third quarterback for the first eight weeks, being listed as inactive on gamedays. After Arizona shipped off Jacoby Brissett to the Baltimore Ravens in a trade, Beck was named the team's backup QB against Seattle.

LaFleur stated that Beck, who competed in 55 contests through six seasons at Miami and Georgia, won't be bothered by the spotlight. The last time Beck started was back in January in the College Football Playoff's national championship game, which the Hurricanes lost, 27-21, against Indiana.

In the game before, Beck and Miami got a victory against Ole Miss in the CFP's quarterfinal round at the Fiesta Bowl, which was held at State Farm Stadium — where he'll be playing Sunday.

Nobody wanted to see Gardner Minshew go down with an injury. We all love the guy. But if there's a silver lining here, and there is, it's that we can finally rip off the band-aid and see what we have in Carson Beck.

And as a Miami guy, I wish him nothing but success ... go shock the world, Carson!