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K Aaron Pettrey (Las Vegas Locos - UFL)

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Tough night for Pettrey

Ohio State kicker Aaron Pettrey entered the game trailing Indiana's Nick Freeland in Big Ten kick scoring (9.8 points per game to 9.5) and wound up outscoring Freeland 7-2, with one field goal and four extra points. But Pettrey could have had a much bigger night: He had a 35-yard field-goal attempt bounce off the right upright in the first quarter and a 29-yarder hook wide left in the second.

Tressel said that Pettrey, now 10 of 13 on field-goal attempts this season, has things to straighten out, "but he's hit some important ones for us, too."
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NightmaresDad;1557866; said:
He seems to be having a lot of trouble kicking from the hash marks. Needs to work on those angles and get comfortable and confident.
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I'd take the misses if he were consistently driving his kickoffs deeper. Watching Fisher return everything from the 10 past the 30 made me squirm a little last night, even when the game was well in hand.
 
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OSU football: Kicker's imperfect day causes anxiety
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
By Tim May
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

A couple of weeks ago, Seattle Seahawks coach Jim Mora blasted kicker Olindo Mare for missing two routine field-goal attempts that cost the team in a loss. Kickers everywhere, including Ohio State's Aaron Pettrey, heard the noise.

"I guess it's not about the ones you make, it's about the ones you miss at that next level," Pettrey said at the time. "You've just got to be perfect. That's really all they're saying."

It might not be much different on the level Pettrey currently plays.

As the ninth-ranked Buckeyes prepare to play host to Wisconsin on Saturday, one worry is whether the once near-perfect Pettrey suddenly has lost his aim.

He leads the Big Ten in kick scoring with a 9.0-point average. But in a 33-14 win at Indiana on Saturday night, he was only 1 of 3 on field-goal tries, hammering home a 46-yarder but hitting the right upright on a 35-yarder before missing wide left from 29 yards.

Although Pettrey had made 9 of 10 going into the game, coach Jim Tressel was asked afterward whether he would give backups Devin Barclay and Ben Buchanan a chance.

"Oh, probably not right now," Tressel said. "Tater (Pettrey's nickname) has made some real important field goals for us."

So what's wrong?

"That's the last thing I pretend to know about, the mechanics of a soccer-style place-kicker. I just monitor the results," Tressel said. "He hit the upright on the one and perhaps overcompensated on the next one so he pulled it left.

"No one feels worse about it than he does, so he'll get it squared away. He's a good kicker."
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Something has to be done about the short kicking game. Aaron Pettrey?s struggles in the short kicking game have been a running joke this season, primarily because he is still perfect on kicks over 40 yards. Tressel even teased that he would take four delay-of game penalties to get Pettrey into his range, but this is becoming a serious issue. He missed a 30-yarder in the first half against the Gophers and is now just 7-of-11 from inside the 40 (compared to 6-of-6 from 40+). If he misses a game-winner from inside the 40 you can bet your bottom dollar Tressel will stop joking about it, but they need to get this thing figured out before it comes down to that. Playing New Mexico State next week is a good time to try some new things, and one of those things might include Ben Buchanan or Devin Barclay kicking field goals in the red zone.
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Pettrey's short kickoff goes a long way for Buckeyes
Sunday, October 25, 2009

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Ohio State's Aaron Pettrey was having more success kicking him self than kicking the football. First, he missed a 30-yard field goal in the first half, and now, with the Buckeyes hang ing on to a seven- point lead, he messed up the kickoff to start the second half Saturday against Minnesota, getting it only to the 30-yard line.

Except it wasn't a mistake at all. A surprise pooch is what Pettrey called his kick, and it was something Ohio State had planned and worked on all week in practice. As the ball hung up in the wind, Minnesota returner Troy Stoudermire rushed up to grab it, but he dived, fumbled it and Ohio State's Zach Domicone recovered. Suddenly, the guy who's been missing field goals had contributed to the play that changed the game for the Buckeyes, who ended a 31-yard drive with a Terrelle Pryor touchdown run three plays later and rolled to a 38-7 win.

"That's as good as it can work, I guess," Pettrey said. "I put it in a good spot, and the wind gave us a little bit of help."

Pettrey admitted in the past he may have been bothered by being asked to kick it short and looking like he made a mistake, but no more.

"It kind of turned the game around," Pettrey said. "I'll take it."
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His father's son
Kicker inherited his athletic ability and competitive spirit from his dad, Steve
Thursday, October 29, 2009
By Ken Gordon
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

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PHOTO (top): Ohio State's Aaron Pettrey has made 13 of 17 field-goal attempts this season, including this 37-yarder against Wisconsin on Oct. 10. (Fred Squillante, Dispatch)

For four years, Aaron Pettrey had wanted this record, and now he was going to get the chance.

Pettrey was a senior, the star quarterback and kicker for Raceland-Worthington High School in Raceland, Ky. The state-record field goal was 57 yards, and Pettrey was lining up to try a 58-yarder.

Finally. But then a defensive player jumped offside. Now, the attempt would come from only 53 yards. Pettrey might never get another shot at this. What to do? Pettrey turned to the official.

"Can I decline it?" he asked.

Sure, shrugged the ref. On the sideline, Pettrey's coach realized what was happening and started screaming.

Unperturbed, Pettrey lined up and booted the ball through the uprights. Well through the uprights.

"It was good by a good 10 yards," he said, quickly adding, "there was a pretty good wind behind me."

His coach forgave him.

"He said 'Congratulations,'" Pettrey said. "It was something that meant a lot to my holder, the guys blocking for it, everybody wanted to do it. It was more than just me wanting it, it was the whole team, so it was a good moment."

In the stands, Steve Pettrey watched with pride.

Like his son, he is quiet: He has been introduced as, "This is Steve, he doesn't talk much." And Steve would just nod his hello.

Like his son, Steve is humble, but underneath burns a fierce competitiveness.

"Their personalities are about the same," said Lillian Pettrey, Steve's wife and Aaron's mother.

And like his son, Steve also was a stellar multisport athlete, the kind of player who wanted the ball in the clutch moment, with the game on the line.

The difference between the two, though, is significant. Aaron is Ohio State's kicker, finishing his fifth and final year, living out his dreams.

Steve, meanwhile, chose not to pursue athletics all the way.

"Steve won't tell you this, because he's never been one to brag, but he was probably one of the best athletes I have ever seen," said Rick Pettrey, Steve's younger brother and a Dublin resident.
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bad mojo

it stinks what happend to him Saturday.... i hope it wasn't "retribution" for the onside kick.

Has anyone heard if there will be any consequences to the NMS team for the chop block on Pettrey's knee?

I would doubt that Aaron will be kicking after this year, on any level. This bad decision on some special teamer's part just robbed him of the last four games of his college career (probably).

Thanks #20 for hanging in there and being a great Buckeye.

Go Bucks --- win it for the kicker!!!!!
 
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UpNorthBuckeye;1581874; said:
it stinks what happend to him Saturday.... i hope it wasn't "retribution" for the onside kick.

Has anyone heard if there will be any consequences to the NMS team for the chop block on Pettrey's knee?

I would doubt that Aaron will be kicking after this year, on any level. This bad decision on some special teamer's part just robbed him of the last four games of his college career (probably).

Thanks #20 for hanging in there and being a great Buckeye.

Go Bucks --- win it for the kicker!!!!!
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I was at the game so I didn't see the play. Was it really that bad?
 
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OmahaBeef;1582021; said:
I was at the game so I didn't see the play. Was it really that bad?
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Rule is that you aren't allowed to chop or cut block on a return. The guy went right after him to block him then shot straight at his legs... it wasn't necessary. The guy could have just pushed Pettrey. It was a bit dirty.
 
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NateG;1582034; said:
Rule is that you aren't allowed to chop or cut block on a return. The guy went right after him to block him then shot straight at his legs... it wasn't necessary. The guy could have just pushed Pettrey. It was a bit dirty.
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It was alotta dirty. Typical Big 10 refs missed the call as well. Hard to believe how they missed it when the block happened right in front of their KR before he got tackled. Hate to see someone potentially end their college career on a cheap unnecessary block.
 
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