With what we saw the last few years, I wish he was enrolling this summer. I saw some of his video and he clearly can punt far and with direction. I almost can't wait till he gets on campus already.
Normally I wouldn't be excited with a punter but
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Offering a scholarship to a punter signifies that the staff is feeling good about our 2016 class and the team in general moving forward. This addresses a problem area and I think it's a great get. Our punting has been atrocious the past few years and this will go a long way in strengthening our special teams.
I'm excited too. A good punter is very under rated. You have to be able to flip the field. Start ripping off high, booming, twisting rainmakers, and it really gums up the opposition return game.
I just read some kicking service has him rated as a 5 Star prospect.
It is GREAT to get a kid from Georgia. Which may help future recruiting. Plus he appears to be a good one. AND using a ship for a punter tells me Franklin is getting the other players he feels he needs and the lack of depth is a thing of the past. (I do realize we need to let many of the kids mature to have the real depth we need).
saw him kick against our high school team last year, he has a very live leg, ball comes off high and long, especially compared to average high school kicker/ punter. Our team had typical high school kickers and then this kid knocks one high and deep and its like "wow did you see that kick"
Ask Buckeye fans if they value a good punter. They've had some really good ones recently and owe some close wins to those guys.
What I don't understand is why the top punters and kickers don't get 4/5 start ratings. His commitment has hurt our average recruit rating on every site that I checked. If he is the number 4 ranked punter he should be a 4 star recruit. Right, who cares as long as we get a good punter. But it still makes no sense,as special teams are very important.
Don't worry about the class rating. Only the highest 20 count, so no-stars or the odd 2-star sleeper prospect do NOT drag down the average.
Franklin called him a "necessary evil". Coach is the real deal. I love him more every day because he never stops working to get better, every day. Another year in the B1G and no doubt he will improve a ton. He will be growing along with the team. Perfect together. PA guy with a Penn State heart.
Watched enough video of this kid to give him 4 stars ez... and in many ways, he could be the player im most looking forward to seeing on the field. when he cuts it loose, that ball is long gone.
Ohh ok! But I think I read somewhere that Gillikin kicked filed goals too? (I could be wrong). But if that's the case then do you think the staff will still take Quinn if he wants in?
Anyone who has watched Penn State football the last few years should be ecstatic we got a quality punter. One of those positions you take for granted until you see the result of not having a good kicking game.
"Pin them deep then mash em!"
"Pin them deep then mash em!"
Can't say I believe that only the top 20 count. Then why do the large SEC classes get rated higher on all the ratings services I have seen? PSU's avg player rating dropped 2 pts on 247.
I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm mistaken, but perhaps what the poster meant was that only the highest 20 players count for the overall rating, but every recruit in the class affects the "average stars" rating. Either way, though, because we don't have 20 recruits yet, every recruit (including the lower-ranked punter) will count for both the overall rating and the average rating. Also keep in mind that even if some SEC schools have bigger classes, their best 20 are still very highly rated, as well.
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