BRUNSWICK, Maine - It is the goal of many college seniors to have a job lined up after graduation. Tyler Huck took that to heart.

On Saturday, May 23, Tyler Huck '26 walked across the stage at Commencement in his cap and gown to receive his diploma and hours later was in his Portland Hearts of Pine kit starting in a USL League One match against the Greenville Triumph SC.

The Division III Academic All-American, who signed with Hearts of Pine earlier this year, capped his whirlwind day by earning Man of the Match honors in a hard-fought 1–1 draw, having put on a quite a show for family and friends on a day he will certainly never forget.

Photographer Brian Beard and WCSH newsmagazine 207 were on the quad and the pitch to capture all of the action of Huck's big day.