The defending national champion Ohio State Buckeyes have addressed their kicking situation, with the addition of a graduate transfer from the Duke Blue Devils.
Duke kicker Jack Willoughby has announed that he will finish out his collegiate career as a member of the Buckeyes.
Because Willoughby is a graduate trasnfer, he will be eligible to play immediately.
Willoughby chose Ohio State after weighing all options.
“I made a list of every team in the country that I would want to play for in the big conferences and then started to narrow down based on who had a senior kicker graduating or who could use someone like me to step in and compete for kicking duties,” Willoughby told The Chronicle.
“I reached out to a bunch of coaches and ultimately Ohio State was the best fit from a football and an academic standpoint.”
Last season’s kicker for Ohio State was freshman Sean Nuerenberger who went 13 of 20 on field goal attempts. Willoughby will compete with Nuerenberger for the No. 1 kicking job.
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*Featured Photo (above) credit to Darbi Griffith / The Chronicle
