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Article published April 12, 2010
OSU's Barclay, '09 surprise star, facing kicking competition
By MATT MARKEY
BLADE SPORTS WRITER

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( ASSOCIATED PRESS )

COLUMBUS - Prior to the final month of the 2009 football season, Devin Barclay wandered the Ohio State sideline, virtually unknown and untested. The former pro soccer player was the Buckeyes' backup kicker, which does not usually bring a lot of notoriety.

A serious knee injury to starter Aaron Pettrey in a lopsided win over New Mexico State vaulted Barclay onto the field and into the spotlight. Two weeks later Barclay would kick 39-yard field goal in overtime that gave Ohio State a critical 27-24 win over Iowa, clinching the outright Big Ten title for the Buckeyes.

The Annapolis native, who turned pro at 17 and saw injuries bring an end to his soccer career at age 22, finished last season as OSU's lead kicker and had field goals of 19, 30, and 38 yards in the Rose Bowl win over Oregon. With Pettrey graduated and gone, the kicking job for 2010 would appear to belong to Barclay.

But a shaky performance in Ohio State's spring football kick scrimmage Saturday has left Barclay less certain about that and possibly feeling the pressure of competition from sophomore Ben Buchanan and incoming freshman Drew Basil.

"There were some positives and some negatives, but on a personal note, I have to continue to get better," Barclay said after the special teams-oriented session inside Ohio Stadium.

Barclay (5-10, 204) went just 8-of-15 on field goals in the scrimmage with his longest kick coming from 43 yards out. The majority of his missed kicks were from long-range.

"I'm continuing to work on my field goals outside 45 yards," Barclay said. "That's an area where I need to improve on. Inside the 45, I feel pretty confident. Outside of 45, I have to continue working on my swing."
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who knew?

who knew we'd be picking our kicker and punter based on how well they tackle??!!?

you guys are right, Barclay had a couple of TD-saving tackles in the Rose Bowl.

Do we need more speed on the kickoff and punting teams???

see you all at the Spring Game. I'll be wearing red.
 
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OSU kicker Barclay knows his World Cup

Devin Barclay might now be the No.1 kicker for Ohio State football, but in his heart there still bounces a soccer ball. He was a pro in Major League Soccer before giving it up to try his foot at kicking for the Buckeyes.

So it was to him that we went for a preview on what to expect in the World Cup which began play today in South Africa. He had his answers ready, and with the insight of a fantasy league expert. For example:
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OSU kicker Barclay knows his World Cup (Blogging the Buckeyes)
 
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His head's in the game
Newly shorn kicker dedicated to football
Saturday, August 7, 2010
By Ken Gordon
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

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FRED SQUILLANTE | Dispatch
Ohio State's Devin Barclay wore a shaggier look during his days with the Crew, right. He's competing to be the No. 1 kicker this season.
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Neal C. Lauron | DISPATCH
Devin Barclay struggled from long range in the kick scrimmage and might be restricted to short kicks.
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DORAL CHENOWETH III |
Ohio State's Devin Barclay wore a shaggier look during his days with the Crew, right. He's competing to be the No. 1 kicker this season.

Devin Barclay's mop-top is gone, and with it went a symbolic tie to his former sport.

The Ohio State kicker is just now getting serious about being an Ohio State kicker. A year after coming out of nowhere to provide the most exciting moment in Ohio Stadium in 2009, Barclay has temporarily put aside his old identity as a professional soccer player and fully devoted himself to football.

"My heart is still very much in soccer," he said, "but now I've just switched sports and I'm doing something that's important. I'm very much into the football experience."

In preparation for what he hopes is a big senior year, Barclay has worked hard over the summer.

On the eve of preseason camp, he took the clippers to his flowing locks. With close-cropped hair, he now looks more like a football player than a soccer dude.

But don't read too much into that.

"I just got tired of dealing with it," he said. "It was too hot this summer, you know?"
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Ohio State football | His head's in the game | BuckeyeXtra
 
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While I do think Barclay will do fine for us this year, I miss the days of having a kicker come to OSU for the love of football and to showcase his football talents for the team.

Reading all the articles I get a feeling that Barclay has "settled" on playing football because his love of soccer couldn't be transfered into a MLS career.
 
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Senior Spotlight - Barclay
08/19/2010

Going into this season, kicker Devin Barclay has gained a lot of good muscle from last year and worked to improve his kick offs. Compared to Barclay?s weight of 195 last year, he is now 215 pounds of good football muscle.

?I?m looking forward to this opportunity this year? said Barclay. ?Since last year, I am carrying different and better weight?.

Barclay had noticed an improvement on consistency on longer field goals. He also has gotten more comfortable with Dane Sanzenbacher holding the ball for him. ?Dan and I are really gelling together,? said Barclay.

Barclay returns to the Buckeyes with an impressive year under his belt. During the 2009 season, Barclay made the game-winning field goal in overtime to defeat Iowa and had three made field goals in the Rose Bowl.

Though Barclay is still excited about his experiences last season, he is ready for the upcoming season and for all it has to offer.

?I will always remember last year but at this point, it?s about going forward and making new memories,? said Barclay.
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Ohio State Football News: Senior Spotlight - Barclay
 
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In his previous sports life, Devin Barclay was an accomplished amateur and pro soccer player before becoming the place-kicker for Ohio State.

As the Buckeyes prepare to go on the road for the first time this season, he was asked about the toughest trip he ever faced and how it affected the way he and a soccer team played.

"Rome, Italy; it was a game with the U.S. U-23 (under 23 years old) national team against their U-23 national team," Barclay said. "And the Italians knew where our hotel was, and it was beeping horns, beeping horns, all night long. That was a cool experience."

And how did the U.S. team play the next day?

"I think we lost," Barclay said.
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http://www.dispatch.com/live/conten...driven-by-debacle-against-purdue.html?sid=101

TBT VIDEO: KICKER DEVIN BARCLAY
 
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