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Miami tight end Cam McCormick is doing the unprecedented, announcing his return for a ninth season of college football in 2024. McCormick had the option to declare for the 2024 NFL Draft, but instead decided to extend his college career with the Hurricanes. He spent the first seven years of his career at Oregon. McCormick was a three-star prospect coming out of the 2016 recruiting class. He suffered season-ending injuries in four consecutive years (2018-2021) while with the Ducks and was granted additional eligibility by the NCAA.

In 42 career games played, McCormick has 26 catches for 231 yards and four touchdowns. He made 21 total starts, including 11 this past season at Miami, hauling in eight receptions for 62 yards.

McCormick redshirted during his first year of college in 2016. He played in all 13 games and made two starts the following season at Oregon in 2017, hauling in six receptions for 89 yards and a touchdown. In 2018, McCormick suffered a season-ending injury in the opener against Bowling Green and did not return to the field until 2021 due to a series of significant injuries that kept him sidelined.

He played in the first two games of the 2021 campaign before again sustaining a season-ending injury. He caught one pass for 16 yards in the Ducks’ upset win at Ohio State, picking up a crucial first down before suffering the injury.

In 2022, McCormick completed his first full season in five years, playing in all 13 games and making six starts for Oregon. He had 10 receptions for 66 yards and three touchdowns.

McCormick opted to transfer to Miami ahead of the 2023 season and will extend his time in college with the Hurricanes in 2024.

“Just being part of the team — everything’s kind of been going right,” McCormick said in September, via InsideTheU. “Just being closer with the group of guys here, obviously, there’s change going on around here and it’s great to be a part of that change. As for my experience here, it’s been great. I’ve been welcomed — by coaches, by players, by supporters, fans. It’s been great being here.”

McCormick rated as a three-star prospect and ranked as the No. 24 tight end coming out of Bend (Ore.) Summit in the 2016 recruiting class. He also ranked as the No. 4 overall recruit in the state.

McCormick signed with Oregon and then-head coach Mark Helfrich. He was a part of the same recruiting class as Justin Herbert, who recently completed his fourth season in the NFL with the Los Angeles Chargers. McCormick had additional offers from Arizona, Arizona State, Boise State, Colorado, Michigan, Oregon State, UCLA, Washington and Washington State. He suffered a leg injury during his senior year of high school that forced him to miss all but two games.