On Feb 7, 2013, at 3:37 PM, Woody wrote: > is Urban Meyer screaming because... > > Punter Johnny Townsend signed with the Gators........... over Ohio State > > --
makes this article pretty funny in retrospect...
-Zeb
June 19, 2012
Buckeyes have their punter
Kevin Noon
BuckeyeGrove.com
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There has been a lot of talk if the Buckeye would or would not take a
specialist in the class of 2013. On Tuesday afternoon we got our answer as we
learned that the Buckeyes took a commitment from Orlando (Fla.) Boone punter
Johnny Townsend. The commitment to the Buckeye staff happened earlier on
Tuesday morning according to Townsend.
Johnny Townsend averaged 42 yards a punt last season in high school.
The new Buckeye is not a household name to many people but he has done a lot to
impress people in the know with his skills. As a junior the 6-foot-2, 200 pound
punter averaged 42 yards a punt while splitting time at safety and outside
backer on his high school team and also played baseball during part of the
season.
The path to Columbus (Ohio) for Townsend did not take too long and the whole
recruiting process moved very quickly.
"I have been talking with coach Urban Meyer for not even a week," Townsend told
BuckeyeGrove.com. "They offered me (Tuesday) morning. I willl have the
opportunity to start as a freshman and punting all four years at Ohio State and
working with coach Meyer one-on-one. He wants to coach the punters and kickers
one-on-one."
Townsend recently made the trip to Columbus to the Ohio State kicking/punting
camp and made enough of an impression. The new Buckeye also held an offer from
Cincinnati and had preferred walk-on offers from Alabama and Florida.
Townsend did what he set out to do with his trip to the Ohio State kicking
camp, picking up an offer to a place that he wanted to go to.
"I went out there and competed and felt that I earned it," Townsend said. "It
is the place I want to be."
The Ohio State head coach is a known person to the Townsend family and they
knew all about coach Meyer well before he became part of the Ohio State program.
"I know that he is an incredible coach," Townsend added. "He loves what he is
doing. Me and my family were Gators fans and we followed him for a long time.
The fact that he works directly with the specialists really sparked my interest
and he will help me get better."
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