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Recruiting Realities: Life of the (Not So) Recruited Kicker

5/22/2014

 
From the CKN Blog ...

With increased parity in college football, one would think kickers would be among the most sought after recruits. Not so for many of the top high school specialists who are typically among the last to secure an opportunity at the next level. We recently consulted with Compete Kicking Network associate Lee McDonald of Special Teams Solutions, to discuss this recruiting reality.


Unlike a running back or linebacker, schools do not recruit a kicker every year according to McDonald. This is mainly due to the fact that kickers are not utilized elsewhere, such as a back-up on offense, defense or in coverage on special teams. FBS (Division IA) schools typically only reserve 2-3 scholarships for a kicker, punter and snapper while many FCS (Division IAA) only allot 1-2 scholarships that are often divided among several players.

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Article: "Koepplin gets his kicks with UMass"

3/12/2014

 

The Boston Globe     Friday, November 24, 2006

Koepplin gets his kicks with UMass
By Bob Duffy - Globe Staff

Amherst - He'd been captivated by all of it, the pageantry and the rah-rah and the tumult and the pure innocent drama. College football, thought Chris Koepplin as he sat mesmerized in front of the TV in his Long Island home on autumn Saturdays during his childhood. That's for me.

So years later, when it came time to pick a school, he naturally choose ...

BU ?

As renowned an educational bastion as Boston University is, it doesn't have much of a football reputation, largely because it doesn't have a football team. For someone in search of the gridiron ambiance, BU probably wasn't the ideal choice. Koepplin was like a big-game hunter who goes on safari to Manhattan.

And his misgivings weren't merely vague musings. Koepplin didn't just want to experience a football atmosphere, he wanted to be inside it, as he had been for one year in high school. Once he recognized this, he realized it might be a good idea for a would-be placekicker to have a place to kick.

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