Report: Nebraska near adding Australian punter Archie Wilson

The Nebraska football program might be close to revealing its brand-new punter.Late Tuesday

night, HuskerOnline reported Australian rugby design punter Archie Wilson was scheduled for a main visit this weekend.Wilson’s name currently appears in UNL’s student directory site. Head coach Matt Rhule said the group’s summertime session would begin June 2. In April throughout spring ball, Nebraska punter Jack McCallister revealed he was entering the transfer portal again after arriving in January from his previous school, Washington. Rhule said newly-hired unique groups coordinator Mike Ekeler was moving the punt group viewpoint from a standard design to a rugby style, which Ekeler had success with at Tennessee.Ekeler delighted in strong play from punter Jackson Ross at Tennessee the previous two seasons.

Ross is an Australian who trained at Prokick Australia, an organization that’s ended up being a pipeline for Australian football rules athletes to become Football punters.”We undoubtedly have some things in the works– some Strategy A, Plan B type guys,” Rhule said of McCallister’s replacement in April.McCallister is a traditional-style punter, and he’s since transferred to Purdue. Wilson will join the other punter currently left on Nebraska’s lineup

, redshirt freshman Kamdyn Koch.Rhule said he believes rugby style punting is what will fit the Huskers best.” When you look back to last year,”Rhule stated in April,”especially as we’ve talked about with the winds here, especially if you discuss the various distinct circumstances that are here to us, a rugby-style kick benefits from the rules, makes the most of our distinct game day atmosphere here in the weather condition. Schematically, it’s a no-brainer, and we’ll just have to bring the best guy in. “In college football punt rules, players are permitted to cross the line of scrimmage and head down the field at the snap, so having a punter who can kick on the move with great hang time enables the coverage more time to come down the field.