K Devin Barclay (Official Thread)

[MaxBuck]

It is interesting that Barclay has not been awarded with a schollie.....am I missing something?

I believe that Major League Soccer is on the hook to pay for Devin's education.

 

[amybuckeye]

I believe that Major League Soccer is on the hook to pay for Devin's education.

Gotcha! Thanks

 

[Buckskin86]

Buckeye Bios: Devin Barclay and Jake McQuaide - NBC4i

 

[leroyjenkins]

Quietly having a great year. Teid for 2nd in FBS with 10 FG. Tied for 2nd in % at .909.

 

[Bestbuck36]

Devin is simply another All Big Ten Kicker at tOSU. I am quickly getting that "automatic" feeling when he goes out there, except for the blocks.

Love seeing Basil kicking off into the end zones also. Gone are the days of Nuge hitting anything inside 50 yards and the other team automatically getting it on the 20, but we are in pretty good hands this season.

 

[Buckskin86]

For Ohio State kicker Devin Barclay, a whole new ballgame
By Steven Goff
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, October 8, 2010

COLUMBUS, OHIO - The second calling in Devin Barclay's athletic career, as the near-perfect place kicker for the second-ranked college football team in the country, came in 2006 when a chaplain introduced him to a delicatessen owner at a strip mall one mile west of Ohio Stadium.

Barclay was 22, his life in soccer stalled by injuries and unmet expectations. Consumed by the sport since his childhood in Annapolis, he had come from the golden generation that turned out future U.S. World Cup performers Landon Donovan, Clint Dempsey and Oguchi Onyewu. But after representing his country at the junior levels and ricocheting around MLS for five seasons - including a stint with D.C. United - he had come to terms with his plight.

The Columbus Crew had been the last - and longest - of his four stops. He felt at home here and owned a condominium in the restored Brewery District along the Scioto River.

"When I signed with MLS, I didn't think I would ever go to college," Barclay said last week. "But once soccer ended, it started to make sense."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/08/AR2010100803105.html

 

[BB73]

Devin's memorable OT kick agasint Iowa was a topic in today's interview following JT's presser.

Official.site

REPORTER: How often do you think about the kick last year?

DEVIN BARCLAY: Well, it was definitely a surreal moment for me, I'll always remember it. It was a year ago, the stakes of the game were pretty high. Its wasn't just to win the game, it was for the Big Ten Championship and go to the Rose Bowl, so, yeah, absolutely for me it was a great moment and I'll always remember it.

REPORTER: How do you do you feel you're performing this year? I know you'd like to have every kick, but it seems like you're having a pretty solid year?

DEVIN BARCLAY: Like you said, I'd like to make every kick, so with that being said, I'd say I'm relatively pleased with the way the way things are going, but like you said I'd like it to be perfect if at all possible.

REPORTER: What have you heard about Iowa's atmosphere for conditions?

DEVIN BARCLAY: I honestly don't know anything about Iowa, the state or just anything to be honest. I know that they have a pink locker room, that's about it. It's going to be probably hostile, so -- but that's the road games in the Big Ten.

REPORTER: What's your reaction to the pink?

DEVIN BARCLAY: I have a pink shirt.

REPORTER: This team's had a couple slow starts this year at Wisconsin or the game last week, does that -- should that concern anybody, going to a big game like this or is it just something that happen at times or what should people think of that?

DEVIN BARCLAY: Well, it is November for us, so it's obviously coming down to the most important games of the season for us, you know, anytime you go on the road in the Big Ten it's going to be a challenge and then with Iowa, it's going to be no different, it's going to be similar to Wisconsin, similar to Penn State, we've just got to come out and play our game and I think the rest will take care of itself.

REPORTER: You talked about last year you clearly knew what was on the line for the Iowa game, this time of year a year later, it's really unknown, what's your outlook in terms of what's at stake? What's your mindset the last for the last two games?

DEVIN BARCLAY: Well, I just think for us it's just important that we come out ready to go and not flat, not like Wisconsin or this last weekend, I think we do our best and we come out ready to play and we set the tone right away, that makes a big difference with us in terms of the way we play the game. So I think that's the most important thing and then obviously just executing throughout the whole game, taking care of our job individually and as a team, I think we'll be fine.

REPORTER: Where would you guys like to go bowl-wise, do you have any preferences or ideas? You know what I mean?

DEVIN BARCLAY: Yeah. I don't know, obviously every team wants to go to the National Championship, so to say that that's not still in the back of everybody's minds, that's not true. I think everybody wants that at the end of the day, but who's to say what results are going to take care of themselves and I think the most important thing for us is just winning these last two games.

REPORTER: Is it safe to say that even as you were playing a game at a time that this was always kind of on the radar, you knew this was kind of waiting out there?

DEVIN BARCLAY: Yeah, definitely a game we were always aware of, we had a period in camp where we were preparing for each one of these games, studying them, anytime you have to go on the road and play these tough teams, you really need to be, I think, even more focused than when you're at home. So for us it's just really important to know what the stakes are and do our part, come out ready to play and I think we'll be fine.

REPORTER: Which games were they? Every day you do a game?

DEVIN BARCLAY: Yeah, every day we would focus on a team, that was over spring ball and then in camp as well, and then we went down to Xenia to prepare for those road games, which really, it was tough conditions down there, but nowhere near what you'll really face on the road, so I think just being aware of that makes you get focused in on what you've got to do.

REPORTER: Did you ever find out who got your name?

DEVIN BARCLAY: I have no idea. Yeah, I have no idea, it was one of those last-minute jersey changes because Dane wears 12 and I had to switch to 23. You guys have got to talk to Lou about that one.

REPORTER: What do you think the people in Iowa think when they hear the name Devin Barclay these days given what happened last year?

DEVIN BARCLAY: I don't know.

REPORTER: Do you think they know? They remember you?

DEVIN BARCLAY: Yeah, I don't know what it's going to be like. I mean, as far as I know, I might be one of the most hated people there, and that's fine with me. It's Iowa, so, you know, I don't really know what to expect at all.

REPORTER: As an athlete, for a team like Iowa to have had such a tough loss in overtime here last year, what do you think their players are feeling entering this game, do you think that's a big motivator this week?

DEVIN BARCLAY: I'm sure. I'm sure they don't forget that kind of stuff. I don't know if it's going to be taken out on me in particular. Maybe. I don't know. But I think they absolutely remember last year and that's definitely going to be something that motivates them to play even harder than maybe normal.

REPORTER: Devin, a lot of athletes face a moment of truth, was that a moment of truth for you, that field goal so much on the line and what did you get out of just that experience of knowing you made it, confidence-wise, et cetera, what did that do for you?

DEVIN BARCLAY: For me personally, it was definitely an experience that helped me grow and have a lot of confidence in my football ability, because really that was my second football game ever, so I really learned a lot about what I was capable of doing and obviously being put under those -- with the game on the line, I guess as a kicker, you've got to be ready for those pressure situations, like, I can honestly say, you know, it doesn't get much more pressure-filled than that, but it could this weekend. You know, it could any other game. So with having dealt with a situation like that, I feel more confident knowing that that might come down to it.

REPORTER: How many times have you seen the clip?

DEVIN BARCLAY: I think my mom probably watches it every day, but I've watched it maybe a few times. I don't know, it was last year, you know. When you look back on it, like a couple times after the season, it was cool to relive, but it doesn't really do anything for me now.

REPORTER: Devin, as someone clearly understands what needs to happen on kickoffs, what did Drew and the rest of the kickoff coverage do better last week that they seemed to take such a big step forward?

DEVIN BARCLAY: Well, obviously it starts with the kick. The kicks were deeper, higher, better. Our get-offs were good. I think that the guys were flying down, everybody wanted to make a tackle as opposed to -- because if one guy takes a break, you know, you usually get exposed, especially on the kickoff, so I think we had hungry guys in there that wanted to prove that they could do that and that's not a weak point for us.

REPORTER: Did you see something in Dorian Bell especially being able to get back out there, he seemed to be leading charge like he hadn't been doing before?

DEVIN BARCLAY: Dorian was fantastic making tackles, I think they double teamed him as a couple points but it helps to have somebody like him back, absolutely, very aggressive and that's what you need on those.

REPORTER: Devin, up in Block O, every time you go to kick a field goal or an extra point, they do that ole', ole', ole', do you hear that?

DEVIN BARCLAY: Yeah, that's pretty cool. The first time they did it, Joe Bauserman, my holder, was grinning at me right before I'm about to kick and I'm thinking, stop, you're going to make me laugh, I've got to make this kick. So that's really cool. I love that. That's fantastic.

REPORTER: Does it bring you back to being in soccer, all those kids up there, the students recognize where you've been and what you've done?

DEVIN BARCLAY: It's touching. It's cool that they realize that and appreciate that and it means a lot to me. I think that's fantastic to combine the two sports a little bit, bring soccer into football at the 'Shoe is kind of cool.

 

[Buckskin86]

Devin Barclay would get a kick out of breaking Hawkeyes hearts once again
Published: Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Doug Lesmerises, The Plain Dealer

Marvin Fong / The Plain Dealer
Devin Barclay wouldn't mind another opportunity to be the difference in an Ohio State-Iowa game, as he was in last year's overtime thriller. "As far as I know, I might be one of the most hated people there, and that's fine with me," he said.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State kicker Devin Barclay knows little about Iowa.

"I honestly don't know anything about Iowa, the state or just anything to be honest," Barclay said Tuesday.

Iowans may know something about him.

"As far as I know, I might be one of the most hated people there, and that's fine with me," Barclay said.

A year ago, in the second game of his career, Barclay kicked the 39-yard game-winning field goal in overtime to beat the Hawkeyes, 27-24, in Ohio Stadium. Saturday, the Hawkeyes will be looking for revenge as the Buckeyes make their first trip to Kinnick Stadium since 2006.

Among the Buckeyes, only fifth-year senior linebacker Ross Homan has experienced an Iowa road game, and with the Hawkeyes coming off a loss to Northwestern last week, Kinnick may be extra energized.

"I'm sure they want payback," OSU fullback Zach Boren said. "We were in that situation against Purdue and everyone was saying we'll come back and get a win this year because of what happened last year."

http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2010/11/devin_barclay_would_get_a_kick.html

 

[Buckskin86]

His aim is true
A behavioral disorder as a child. Dreams of a soccer career dashed by age 22. Undeterred, Devin Barclay reinvented himself as a college student and place-kicker in football, and life is looking up, and good.
Friday, November 19, 2010
By Ken Gordon
The Columbus Dispatch

GETTING HIS KICKS: Devin Barclay has made 14 of 17 field goal attempts and all 52 extra-point tries as Ohio State's full-time kicker this season. He totaled 33 points last season after replacing the injured Aaron Pettrey, and his 94 points lead the Buckeyes in scoring this year. (Jonathan Quilter, Dispatch)

When things got hard, Devin Barclay always had soccer.

With a restless mind and fidgety body -- symptoms of his attention-deficit disorder (ADD) -- the classroom was not a comfortable place for Barclay as a child. He struggled to focus, and his report cards reflected that.

But outside on the soccer field, that was his escape. There, boundless energy helped rather than hurt.

"Soccer was easy for him," said Barclay's father, David. "The classroom was hard, so when he was frustrated that he didn't get a good grade, he could go out and be the best player on the field without even trying."

Soccer was his consuming passion. The pursuit of that sport led to Barclay choosing to quit taking Ritalin, prescribed to help his ADD. It led his family to withdraw him from a conventional high school and finish up with an independent-study program.

It led him to be signed by Major League Soccer at age 17.

"At that time in his life, he was absolutely, 100 percent committed to soccer," David said. "It was hard to convince him that anything else was important."

So where would Devin go when soccer went away? When his MLS career was over after five frustrating years, and he was discarded at age 22?

He would go back to college, teach himself how to place-kick, walk on to the Ohio State football team, and kick dramatic game-winning field goals, of course.

"That is my story," Devin says, chuckling. "I'm not sure it's typical, but it's me."

Cont..

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/buckeyextra/stories/gameday/2010/week12/cover_story.html

 

[FUM4OSU]

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/buckeyextra/stories/gameday/2010/week12/cover_story.html

WHat a good story. This kids does not give up!

 

[Buckskin86]

Meet a Buckeye: Devin Barclay, K
Monday, January 3, 2011
By Tim May
The Columbus Dispatch

Another chapter in the interesting athletic history of Devin Barclay comes to a close tonight. He showed up at Ohio State four years ago in search of a new challenge after spending five years in Major League Soccer. When he was first signed by MLS at age 18, he was a boy among men. By the time he walked on at OSU, he was a 23-year-old grownup who had traveled the world and already had plenty of money to lead a comfortable life. Now 27, he hopes tonight's Sugar Bowl isn't his last game as a football kicker. Even if it is, he has enjoyed the ride.

Q: Have you had moments this season when you definitely felt like a 27-year-old man hanging out with 20-year-olds?

A: No, because I don't really feel that old right now, to be honest with you. When I feel the oldest is when I am out there doing the workouts with these guys, and they are out there flying around and I'm a little sore, and maybe it takes me a little bit more time to get loose. But these guys in the weight room, they are pretty amazing. When we are doing the weightlifting stuff is when I feel the age difference the most.

Q: Has this college run felt like reliving your youth?

A: I didn't really go into this to do that. I have my own condo. I live off-campus. I'm not feeling much of the same things that the guys who live on campus or with other players on the team are feeling. But I've had a nice time with the football program and the team, and going to classes was great. Everything has been good about it.

Cont...

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/buckeyextra/stories/gameday/2010/week18/meet.html

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB1e_ezTxd0"]YouTube - Devin Barclay, Ohio State - Sugar Bowl Press Conference - January 2, 2010[/ame]

 

[Buckskin86]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrbvKiP1qbc"]YouTube - Devin Barclay And Dane Sanzenbacher Sign Autographs[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQeXkZ7ZdSQ"]YouTube - Devin Barclay & Dane Sanzenbacher Sign Autographs & Pose For A Photo With A Fan[/ame]

 

[Buckskin86]

Most to gain:

Devin Barclay (Ohio State - Kicker), 5'10", 205 LBS: Barclay is currently rated by CBS Sports as the 15th best kicker in college football. However, the Ohio State kicker was much better than that this year. He was slightly injured in 2009, which could be fraction of the reason as to why he is currently ranked as low as he is. Should Barclay live up to his potential at the combine, he could open some eyes and wind up being drafted. If not, he will have to work his way on as an undrafted free agent somewhere.

http://www.ninersnation.com/2011/2/...kers-punters-that-have-a-lot-to-gain-and-lose

 

[Buckskin86]

Of course, several of the players were not working on improving past performances. Defensive lineman Dexter Larimore, offensive linemen Bryant Browning, Connor Smith and Josh Kerr, tight end Ricky Crawford, wide receivers Taurian Washington and Grant Schwartz, kicker Devin Barclay and long snapper Jake McQuaide all saw their first and perhaps only chances to work out for scouts come on Pro Day as they were not invited to the Combine.

http://www.foxsportsohio.com/03/11/...ing_ohiostate.html?blockID=438831&feedID=3725

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsfKtxXiW94"]YouTube - Devin Barclay Kicks at Pro Day[/ame]

 

[Buckskin86]

Posted 03/29/2011
Ohio State Buckeyes kicker Devin Barclay returns to his soccer roots
By Steven Goff

Devin Barclay?s first love was always soccer, and after spending three years kicking for the Ohio State University football team, his path has come full circle.

Barclay, who played five seasons in MLS before turning to education and football, told the Insider on Monday that the Colorado Rush, an elite youth soccer program, has hired him as a director of coaching. He arrived in the Denver area over the weekend.

?I still watch soccer, I still love soccer,? said Barclay, who in 2001 signed with MLS from high school and went on to play for the Tampa Bay Mutiny, San Jose Earthquakes, D.C. United and Columbus Crew. ?Some things don?t go away. I?m back in the sport that I have the most passion for. Now I can give back.?

Last fall, I profiled Barclay, a native of Annapolis, Md., in a story that explored his transformation from promising soccer player to Big Ten kicker. At the time, he was in the middle of his senior season with the Buckeyes. At age 27, he was the oldest player on a premier college football team ? and one of the nation?s most accurate kickers.

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In 2010, Barclay made 20 of 24 field goals and all 62 extra-point attempts for a team-high 122 points. Over two seasons, he converted 27 of 34 field goals and 74 consecutive extra points. In December, he graduated with a degree in sport and leisure studies.

On March 11 in Columbus, he was among several Buckeyes to work out in front of NFL scouts. Teams don?t usually bother drafting kickers, preferring to invite free agents to training camp.

?I invested so much time with football the last few years,? he said, ?I needed to kick one more time before I closed that door.?

Barclay didn?t receive any feedback, and with the NFL and the players? union at an impasse over a new collective bargaining agreement, he is not holding his breath about a formal tryout.

Since the football season ended with a victory over Arkansas in the Sugar Bowl ? he made a 46-yard field goal and four extra points -- Barclay has been pursuing opportunities in soccer. Already planning to move to Colorado to coach part-time at a private school, he was offered a job by the Rush. Barclay said he is going to oversee players ages 13 to 15 and coach a U-17 squad.

The Rush?s coaching staff also includes Carlo Cornacchia, a native of Italy who played for, among others, Cagliari, Napoli and Atalanta between 1984 and ?97; and former Colorado Rapids and San Jose defender Wes Hart.

?Hopefully I can get into college coaching at some point, but for now, I feel like it?s perfect,? said Barclay, who will turn 28 next week. ?It was the right time to go somewhere new and try something new. I?m back in soccer, and that?s what I always wanted.?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...is-soccer-roots/2011/03/29/AFcbuBsB_blog.html