K Austin Snyder (Official Thread)

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AUSTIN SNYDER, #98

• Position: Kicker
• Height: 5-7
• Weight: 194
• Hometown: Groveport, Ohio
• Last School: Groveport Madison/Findlay
• Year: Senior

Ohio State Overview
• Austin is in his second season with the Ohio State program
• He enrolled in classes at Ohio State in June of 2023 after transferring from the University of Findlay

More on Austin
• Austin played three seasons at Findley where he was coached by Rob Keys, who currently is a special teams quality control coach for the Buckeyes
• Appeared in 29 games for the Oilers between 2020-22
• Made 31 of 40 career field goals with a long of 51 yards and was 105 of 111 on extra points
• Named first-team All-Great Midwest Athletic Conference (GMAC) in 2022 after making 15 of 20 field goals; the 15 field goals made set a Findley and GMAC record
• Had season-long kick of 48 yards vs. Kentucky Wesleyan
• Led the GMAC with 83 points scored (15 field goals, 38 extra points)
• Recorded 17 touchbacks on 63 kickoff attempts
• Twice named the GMAC Special Teams Player of the Week
• Was a second team All-GMAC performer as both a freshman and sophomore
• Earned 12 varsity letters at Groveport-Madison H.S.: four in football, four in soccer, three in baseball and one in bowling
• He set the school soccer scoring record with 61 goals, including 27 as a senior when he led the team to its first league championship
• Recorded 17 touchbacks on 63 kickoff attempts
• Twice named the GMAC Special Teams Player of the Week
• Was a second team All-GMAC performer as both a freshman and sophomore

Ohio State adds in-state kicker Austin Snyder from transfer portal

An Ohio native takes one step closer to returning home. #GoBucks

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Ohio State adds in-state kicker Austin Snyder from transfer portal​

May 15, 2023
Ohio State football stayed busy in the offseason this weekend by adding an in-state kicker from the transfer portal. Austin Snyder, who spent the past three seasons at Division II Findlay, announced his decision to join the Buckeyes via his personal Twitter account.

Snyder grew up in the south suburbs and attended Groveport Madison High School where he was a multi-sport star earning varsity letters in four sports.

At the end of his senior year of high school, Snyder had heard from a few Division I schools but ultimately felt at home at the University of Findlay and with head coach, Rob Keys. However, in the spring of 2022 Keys took a position on Ohio State’s staff as a quality control coach. Snyder will be reunited with his former head coach in Scarlet and Gray.

 

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Austin Snyder Loses Black Stripe After Taking Over Kicking Duties in Second Half of Ohio State’s Win vs. Marshall​

Three days after taking over kicking duties in the second half of Ohio State’s win over Marshall, Austin Snyder is “officially” a Buckeye.

The walk-on kicker had his black stripe removed by Ohio State’s coaching staff on Tuesday after replacing Jayden Fielding on both kickoffs and extra points in the second half of Saturday’s 49-14 win over the Thundering Herd.



Snyder, who transferred to Ohio State last offseason from the University of Findlay, took over kickoff duties for all three of the Buckeyes’ second-half kickoffs after Fielding knocked three straight kickoffs out of bounds in the second quarter. Snyder also handled Ohio State’s final two extra points of the game.

Ryan Day praised Snyder after the game for how he stepped up when called upon.

“I thought Austin did a nice job of stepping in there,” Day said.
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