Keep us posted on the Special Teams - particularly Long Snappers, Kickers and Punters. I know they don't get much attention, but for those attending the practices, I'd love to hear how that group is doing.
With Bonnstetter back to do the punting, and Yaz back to do the placekicking, I expect no problems in either area.
Ohio averaged 5th in the MAC in net punting last year, at 38.9 yards, based on 41.8 per punt, with 123 yards in returns. They punted into the endzone only 3 tims last year, and only 3 teams did better.
In placekicking, Yaz was 27-27 on extra points, and 17-26 on FG. That's a little off from 2013 when he was 30-30 and 14-15. The difference is primarily that he had more long attempts in 2014.
.......0-19..20-29..30-39..40-49..50+
2013..0-0....8-8.....3-3....3-4
2014..1-2....8-8.....4-6....4-9.....0-1
Total..1-2..16-16....7-9....7-13...0-1
(I miss being able to make columns line up by switching to a non-proportional font, but I added some dots to help make it readable).
In total he's hit 89% of his attempts from under 40 yards, but only 50% of his kicks from over 50 yards.
Kicking and punting for 2016 looks good, too. Zervos will apparently be the kicker after this year, while Farakas will be the punter.
I note some humor mixed in as well as good practice. In honor of International Left Hander's Day, Dixon made his receivers work on making one-handed catches left handed.
Last Edited: 8/13/2015 8:28:50 PM by L.C.