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He seems like a really nice kid and believe he reflects well on the University professionally and personally in the future. Unfortunately the kicking game just hasn't panned out for us the last 2 years... which has as much to do with the talent recruited as it does with springing for a grad transfer that never kicked a FG before arriving in the WHAC.
Still one game left for Mr. Willoughby... wish him luck.
Still one game left for Mr. Willoughby... wish him luck.
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Yep, he could very well be the hero in this bowl game. Always time for redemption!
I hope he kills it and finds himself a spot on a roster next preseason
I hope he kills it and finds himself a spot on a roster next preseason
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Best wishes for a great final game. 52+ extra points is an exceptional accomplishment for a year. We'll look forward to congratulating him on that achievement after the game.
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Well, I don't think it's ability that has kept him from being more successful. He certainly has a strong enough leg, it seems more a confidence issue and maybe a focus problem. Those things can be much improved. A guy with his smarts probably already knows that so it'll depend on how much he wants to continue playing football whether he makes a go of it.
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Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
FIGHT TO THE END: OHIO STATE KICKER JACK WILLOUGHBY
Ohio State's 2015 senior class has a chance to win its 50th game over a four-year period New Year's Day in the Fiesta Bowl against Notre Dame. Before kickoff in their final collegiate game, Eleven Warriors will take a brief look back at each player's time in Columbus.
WHERE HE'S FROM
Jack Willoughby isn't your normal college student. He grew up in Princeton, New Jersey, where he was an All-State soccer player, before walking on to the Duke University football team as a freshman. He then beat out All-ACC placekicker and Blue Devil kicker Ross Martin for the kickoff specialist job near the end of the 2013 season.
Shortly thereafter, Willoughby's parents moved to Juneau, Alaska, more than 2,500 miles from Columbus.
"I love it there," Willoughby said in September. "It's a beautiful place, lot to do, lot of hiking, a lot of fishing, boating, things like that."
The kickoff job was solely his the following season, but then had one more year of collegiate eligibility after graduating from Duke with a dual degree in economics and statistics. He spoke with Urban Meyer on his way to watch the Duke men's basketball team play in the Final Four this past April, and elected to transfer to Ohio State with the hope of competing for the starting placekicker job with Sean Nuernberger.
"I wanted to test my luck and see if I could kick field goals at the college level," Willoughby said. "I then looked around and tried to find a team that would play at the highest level and had a need for someone like me. So I sent out some feelers and Ohio State was a great fit, a great football program and I get to receive a good education in one of the coolest cities in the country."
Entire article: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...-to-the-end-ohio-state-kicker-jack-willoughby
Ohio State's 2015 senior class has a chance to win its 50th game over a four-year period New Year's Day in the Fiesta Bowl against Notre Dame. Before kickoff in their final collegiate game, Eleven Warriors will take a brief look back at each player's time in Columbus.
WHERE HE'S FROM
Jack Willoughby isn't your normal college student. He grew up in Princeton, New Jersey, where he was an All-State soccer player, before walking on to the Duke University football team as a freshman. He then beat out All-ACC placekicker and Blue Devil kicker Ross Martin for the kickoff specialist job near the end of the 2013 season.
Shortly thereafter, Willoughby's parents moved to Juneau, Alaska, more than 2,500 miles from Columbus.
"I love it there," Willoughby said in September. "It's a beautiful place, lot to do, lot of hiking, a lot of fishing, boating, things like that."
The kickoff job was solely his the following season, but then had one more year of collegiate eligibility after graduating from Duke with a dual degree in economics and statistics. He spoke with Urban Meyer on his way to watch the Duke men's basketball team play in the Final Four this past April, and elected to transfer to Ohio State with the hope of competing for the starting placekicker job with Sean Nuernberger.
"I wanted to test my luck and see if I could kick field goals at the college level," Willoughby said. "I then looked around and tried to find a team that would play at the highest level and had a need for someone like me. So I sent out some feelers and Ohio State was a great fit, a great football program and I get to receive a good education in one of the coolest cities in the country."
Entire article: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...-to-the-end-ohio-state-kicker-jack-willoughby
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