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'13 FL P Johnny Townsend (Florida Signee)

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Chris Sailer ‏@Chris_Sailer
Top Punter at Alabama camp, Johnny Townsend, has committed to Ohio State on full scholarship. Congratulations. #OhioState #Buckeyes

EDIT: Just found film

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPDkXFZtpg0"]Johnny Townsend - Punter/Free Safety - C/O 2013 - YouTube[/ame]
 
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Orlando Boone punter Johnny Townsend commits to Ohio State, Urban Meyer

As choices go, this was about as simple as it gets.

Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer offered Orlando Boone punter Johnny Townsend a full scholarship to play for the Buckeyes, so the senior accepted.

"I went to the camp up there last Thursday and they told me to stay in touch," Townsend said Tuesday. "I called Coach Meyer this morning and he offered me the scholarship."

Townsend, who said he wasn't exactly sure of his average but that it was somewhere between "38-39-40 yards" per kick, had received just one other offer for a full-ride scholarship from Cincinnati. Alabama and Florida have offered preferred walk-on spots.

The Boone punter (6-foot-1, 185 pounds) said he was also planning camp vists to Notre Dame, Northwestern, Miam and UCLA. He won't be making those trips, now.

"I had other offers and other opportunities, but none of them were as good as what Ohio State had to offer so I took them up on it," Townsend said.

Coached by local kicking guru Nick Flemming, as well as nationally recognized kicking expert Jamie Kohls, Townsend is currently ranked as the No. 5 punter in the nation by KohlsKicking.

It was a surprising development for Townsend, who had not even talked with Ohio State officials until last week. His main recruiting contact had been cornerbacks coach Kerry Coombs until Meyer stepped in.

"One of the things that made it interesting to me was that Coach Meyer said he would be working directly with me since he coaches the punters and kickers and he said he takes special teams very seriously," Townsend said.

Everything has happened in a sort of whirlwind turn of events for Townsend, who will also play baseball at Ohio State.

"Yeah, I've already talked to the baseball coach and everything," he said. "It's all pretty surprising that everything happened so fast. I did have a lot of pressure from schools to commit as soon as possible.

"I just held out as long as possible for something great to come out ? something as great as this opportunity. It hasn't even been a week and they offered me."
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[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-Uc0C6kM58"]Johnny Townsend wins Nick Saban Punting Competition - YouTube[/ame]
 
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Since Ben Buchanan is a senior, I was really wondering about this position (if the coaching staff was going with a walk-on or extending a scholarship to a '13).

Nice to see the coaching staff respect the importance of the position and/or unit (punting).
 
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