Miami’s first TD of the 2024 season came from a player in his ninth season of college football.

Tight end Cam McCormick caught a pass from Cam Ward in the first quarter to give the Hurricanes an early lead over Florida on Saturday. The score was McCormick’s first as a Miami player and just the fifth TD he has scored in college.

McCormick, 26, is the longest-tenured player in college football history and is less than a month younger than Los Angeles Chargers QB Justin Herbert, who is entering his fifth season in the NFL.

Both Herbert and McCormick played together at Oregon and were members of the 2016 recruiting class. After redshirting the 2016 season, McCormick played in 2017 and appeared in every game.

In 2018, McCormick suffered a season-ending ankle injury in the first game of the season. He also missed the entire 2019 season due to multiple surgeries and was not given a chance to play in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season.

Two games into the 2021 season, he suffered an Achilles injury that sidelined him for the season. In 2022, he played in 13 games for the Ducks, making 10 catches for 66 yards and three touchdowns.

McCormick transferred to Miami in 2023 for his eighth season of college football and had eight catches for 62 yards last season. He was granted a ninth season of eligibility by the NCAA in the offseason and decided to return for one final season in 2024. On Saturday, that decision paid off with a TD.