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P Cameron Johnston (Pittsburgh Steelers)

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LitlBuck said:
Meyer says punt the ball, you punt the ball and Cam probably does not want to go against the grain. One slip and he probably would never see the field again.
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I'm pretty sure that if Can ran the ball on that one punt Saturday where he had no one in front of him for 15 yards away from the LOS (and those defenders were running away and not looking back), Meyer would've praised him for a heads-up play. Cam would've gained at least 20 yards...
 
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DiamondBuck said:
While Tupa was an All-American, it's tough to compare because Johnston is so adept at killing balls inside the ten.
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Yep, Tupa could kill it, but back then that was all punting was for the most part, kill it or the coffin corner. I never understood why back then they always tried to kick it OB around the 2 and 99 times out of 100 they hammered it through the end zone for a touch back and gained a net 23 yards? The punt game has evolved much for the better with the rugby style low liner where they control where it lands much better.

If you just wanted someone to hammer it 70 yards, Tupa is probably your man though.
 
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Hstead said:
Yep, Tupa could kill it, but back then that was all punting was for the most part, kill it or the coffin corner. I never understood why back then they always tried to kick it OB around the 2 and 99 times out of 100 they hammered it through the end zone for a touch back and gained a net 23 yards? The punt game has evolved much for the better with the rugby style low liner where they control where it lands much better.

If you just wanted someone to hammer it 70 yards, Tupa is probably your man though.
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Also, back then you had old school Astroturf. Good luck killing punts on that.
 
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Don't forget about Tom Skladany.

OSU’s most recent three-time All-American, Tom Skladany, was a punter and kicker between 1973 and 1976 and he was the first kicking specialist ever to receive a football scholarship at Ohio State. He proved his worth immediately, landing the job as the Buckeyes’ No. 1 punter as a freshman. He also kicked off as a freshman and sophomore. As a junior and senior, he added PATs and field goals to his list of responsibilities. Skladany averaged 45.6 yards per punt as a sophomore and was named to the Football Writers All-America Team. He was a consensus All-America choice the next two years, again leading the country in 1975 with a 46.7 average. As a senior, he averaged 42.3 yards per kick and finished his career with a 42.7 average on 160 punts. That’s good for second on the all-time list, as is his yardage figure of 6,838. Skladany was co-captain of the 1976 squad, the only specialist ever chosen as a captain.
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http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/062807aad.html
 
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Sean Nuernberger @Sean4Heisman1
Best wishes to the man @Cam_Johnston on his knee surgery today! Look forward to driving you around everywhere! #wait #Ialreadydothat
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Cameron Johnston @Cam_Johnston
Happy to say the surgery went great! looking forward to being able to punt pain free for my senior year! #gobucks

5:03 PM - 6 Jan 2016
 
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