Cam McCormick, Miami's 9th-year tight end, scores season's first touchdown

Andrew Nemec | Aug 31, 2024

Miami tight end Cam McCormick /

"You're my boy, Blue!"

Miami Hurricanes "super-duper" senior Cam McCormick is making plays.

On Saturday, the ninth-year senior scored the first touchdown of the season for Miami, hauling in a 9-yard touchdown in the first quarter:

Cam McCormick just scored a touchdown in his ninth year of NCAA eligibility.

He arrived at Oregon (with Justin Herbert) during the Obama administration & is now at Miami after multiple season-ending injuries.

He is the first player to be given a 9th year.pic.twitter.com/kTZtCfMePy

— Joe Pompliano (@JoePompliano) August 31, 2024

The 26-year-old has quite the origin story.

He was originally recruited to Oregon out of Summit (Oregon) in the class of 2016 as part of a group that also boasted current Los Angeles Chargers star quarterback Justin Herbert.

After a redshirt season, McCormick suited up for 13 games in 2017, then missed three consecutive seasons due to injury, followed by a 2021 season in which he was injured for all but three games.

He has since played back-to-back seasons of double-digit games for Oregon and Miami, respetively.

To put the length of his career into perspective - beyond his arrival to Oregon in the same class as Herbert - 247Sports' Brandon Huffman tweeted that when McCormick arrived in college Miami fifth-year senior quarterback. Cam Ward was an eighth grader:

Cam Ward, a 5th year senior, was in 8th grade… https://t.co/6HAHygHH5h

— Brandon Huffman (@BrandonHuffman) August 31, 2024

For his career, McCormick has caught five touchdown passes - one for Oregon in 2017, three for Oregon in 2022 and his first with Miami on Saturday.

He is the first player in NCAA history to be granted a ninth year of eligibility.

And he's making the most of it!