Meet College Football’s Ninth Year Senior

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Meet college football's ninth-year senior. Plus, the SEC's best rivalry

Miami TE Cam McCormick played his first season of college football in 2016.
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Meet college football’s ninth-year senior. Plus, the SEC’s best rivalry

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I’m back! Thanks to Manny Navarro for taking over last week. Today, we’re talking SEC rivalries, car dealerships and bowl schedules. But first, have you ever heard of a ninth-year senior?

Still in College?​

The first ninth-year senior​

College football rosters just keep getting older! The NCAA’s decision to grant players an extra year of eligibility due to the COVID-altered 2020 season opened the door for players to extend their college careers longer than we’ve seen before. That’s one reason why the fourth annual “Wait, They’re Still Playing College Football?” Team by Stewart Mandel and Max Olson is such a well-aged edition.

Seven players on this year’s roster have played at three different schools throughout their careers (read here about what it’s like to split those loyalties). This roster also includes six players whose first season of college football was in 2018.

But no player has been in college longer than Miami TE Cam McCormick. Playing his first season of college football in 2016, McCormick is our first-known ninth-year senior. To put this into perspective, McCormick has been in college as long as Kirby Smart has been the head coach at Georgia (shoutout to commenter Brian S. for the comparison) and was in the same recruiting class as Nick Bosa, who was drafted five years ago. McCormick spent seven seasons at Oregon — with injuries derailing four of those — before transferring to Miami and earning a starting role last season. And yes, he has a master’s degree.

But McCormick isn’t the oldest player on our roster. The 31-year-old Jordan Noyes is entering his fifth season. Noyes walked on at Utah in 2020 and spent three seasons with the Utes before transferring to Colorado State last season. The married father of three is from Kent, England and will turn 32 in August. He played American football, soccer, rugby and competed in gymnastics in England.
 
If he played here he’d span Austor’s to Jack Williams posting careers :)
 
As a die hard Cane fan, I don't want Cam to sniff the field. He's been around Mario for a very very long time. Not sure what the affinity is for him because he isn't good. At all. For whatever reason, Mario wants to keep him. We make fun of his age a lot on the forum.
 
austour said:
At least you spelled Jack William's name right. :ROFLMAO:
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To be fair I did that on purpose. I spelled your name wrong unintentionally for at least 15 years even though we were friends now I just do it because of spellcheck
 
passitback said:
As a die hard Cane fan, I don't want Cam to sniff the field. He's been around Mario for a very very long time. Not sure what the affinity is for him because he isn't good. At all. For whatever reason, Mario wants to keep him. We make fun of his age a lot on the forum.
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He was around when Mario came out on NES.
 
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