P Joe McGuire (National Champion)

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Ohio State Bio

Joe McGuire

• Position: Punter
• Height: 6-2
• Weight: 212
• Hometown: Melbourne, Australia
• Last School: Prokick Australia
• Year: Sophomore

Ohio State Overview
• Joe walked on to the team in the fall of 2023 and is now in his second season with the program
• He is an OSU Scholar-Athlete who is majoring in sport industry

Honors & Awards
2023: OSU Scholar-Athlete

More on Joe
• Joe came out of the successful Prokick Australia program that has placed so many punters into collegiate football
• He made headlines in his hometown in February 2022 when he had a "hat-trick with his final three deliveries as he played for the Heatherhill Cricket Club, finishing with figures of five wickets for just 10 runs," according to the Daily Mail Australia
• He is the son of Carla and Eddie McGuire, and he has a brother, Alexander

 

[brodybuck21]

Despite Ryan Day saying that Australian freshman Nick McLarty would start at punter on Saturday, fellow Australian and walk-on Joe McGuire booted the ball on fourth down instead.

McLarty was not listed on Ohio State's injury report Saturday. McGuire also beat out former Buffalo punter Anthony Venneri for the starting job.

The punt was the first of McGuire's Ohio State career, traveling 42 yards before being downed at the Akron 22-yard line.

Joe McGuire Starts at Punter Against Akron

Joe McGuire got the nod to start for Ohio State at punter against Akron on Saturday.

www.elevenwarriors.com

 

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[ScriptOhio]

Unfazed By Competition, Joe McGuire Worked to “Always Be Ready” for Opportunity to Punt at Ohio State​

Joe McGuire wasn’t bothered when Ohio State brought in two new players to compete for the Buckeyes’ starting punter job this offseason.

When Jesse Mirco transferred to Vanderbilt for his final season of college football, McGuire initially looked like the clear choice to succeed Mirco as punter. As the only returning punter on Ohio State’s roster from last season, McGuire’s only competition for the punting job when spring began came from fellow walk-ons Hadi Jawad and Austin Snyder, neither of whom was viewed as a serious contender.

Ohio State held a three-way competition for the punting job in preseason camp, however, after signing Nick McLarty as a scholarship player and adding Anthony Venneri, the starting punter at Buffalo for the last two years, as a walk-on through the transfer portal. McGuire understood the decision to bring them in and approached the competition as an opportunity to get better.

“I was the only punter here at the time, really, so I was expecting it,” McGuire said. “And if that's what they think makes the team better, then great. Because at the end of the day, we just want to win. And if that's what they want to give us the best chance to win, then so be it. As they say here, iron sharpens iron. So having good competition is good for all three of us, I think.”

Going into the Buckeyes’ first game week of the season, it appeared as though McGuire had lost the punting job to McLarty, who was named Ohio State’s starting punter by Ryan Day just nine days before the season opener. But after McGuire had what Day described as a “much better week of practice” than McLarty leading up to last week’s season opener against Akron, Day called an audible and told McGuire that he would be the Buckeyes’ starting punter instead.

McGuire never stopped preparing for the possibility that he would be called upon to punt in the first game or any game, so it didn’t take him long to refocus himself on being the starter.

“I was pretty excited,” McGuire said Wednesday when asked how he reacted when he received the news from Day. “I mean, I've been training pretty hard so that no matter when my number's called, I'm ready. You never know what could happen in a game. So I work to always be ready for the occasion. So yeah, I was excited initially, and then I just sort of thought, ‘All right, I got to get myself ready and perform.’”

“I've been training pretty hard so that no matter when my number's called, I'm ready. You never know what could happen in a game. So I work to always be ready for the occasion.”– Joe McGuire on his preparation to punt
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[Mike80]

Unfazed By Competition, Joe McGuire Worked to “Always Be Ready” for Opportunity to Punt at Ohio State​

Joe McGuire wasn’t bothered when Ohio State brought in two new players to compete for the Buckeyes’ starting punter job this offseason.

When Jesse Mirco transferred to Vanderbilt for his final season of college football, McGuire initially looked like the clear choice to succeed Mirco as punter. As the only returning punter on Ohio State’s roster from last season, McGuire’s only competition for the punting job when spring began came from fellow walk-ons Hadi Jawad and Austin Snyder, neither of whom was viewed as a serious contender.

Ohio State held a three-way competition for the punting job in preseason camp, however, after signing Nick McLarty as a scholarship player and adding Anthony Venneri, the starting punter at Buffalo for the last two years, as a walk-on through the transfer portal. McGuire understood the decision to bring them in and approached the competition as an opportunity to get better.

“I was the only punter here at the time, really, so I was expecting it,” McGuire said. “And if that's what they think makes the team better, then great. Because at the end of the day, we just want to win. And if that's what they want to give us the best chance to win, then so be it. As they say here, iron sharpens iron. So having good competition is good for all three of us, I think.”

Going into the Buckeyes’ first game week of the season, it appeared as though McGuire had lost the punting job to McLarty, who was named Ohio State’s starting punter by Ryan Day just nine days before the season opener. But after McGuire had what Day described as a “much better week of practice” than McLarty leading up to last week’s season opener against Akron, Day called an audible and told McGuire that he would be the Buckeyes’ starting punter instead.

McGuire never stopped preparing for the possibility that he would be called upon to punt in the first game or any game, so it didn’t take him long to refocus himself on being the starter.

“I was pretty excited,” McGuire said Wednesday when asked how he reacted when he received the news from Day. “I mean, I've been training pretty hard so that no matter when my number's called, I'm ready. You never know what could happen in a game. So I work to always be ready for the occasion. So yeah, I was excited initially, and then I just sort of thought, ‘All right, I got to get myself ready and perform.’”

“I've been training pretty hard so that no matter when my number's called, I'm ready. You never know what could happen in a game. So I work to always be ready for the occasion.”– Joe McGuire on his preparation to punt
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Great name on that dude

 

[billmac91]

Sometimes you just gotta push someone’s thread forward…..by far!!!!, best punting game of evening against Tejas.

Maybe being indoors helped a bit…..but he did a great job landing ball in correct zone where we didn’t give opponent the ball on the 20 yard line because it was kicked into end zone.

Joe was great against Texas. Props.

 

[brodybuck21]

Sometimes you just gotta push someone’s thread forward…..by far!!!!, best punting game of evening against Tejas.

Maybe being indoors helped a bit…..but he did a great job landing ball in correct zone where we didn’t give opponent the ball on the 20 yard line because it was kicked into end zone.

Joe was great against Texas. Props.

Agreed!

 

[brodybuck21]

Jayden Fielding, Joe McGuire to Handle Special Teams Duties for Ohio State​

By Garrick Hodge on August 26, 2025 at 12:26 pm @garrick_hodge

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Ryan Day is keeping the status quo on special teams.
In a press conference on Tuesday, Day said Jayden Fielding will remain Ohio State's starting kicker, while Joe McGuire will hold serve at punter for the Buckeyes' season opener against Texas.
Ohio State brought in former Ball State kicker Jackson Courville, a Dayton native, in the offseason to challenge Fielding for the starting gig. Courville made 26-of-34 field goals in a two-year stretch and was 11-of-13 on field goals last season, including 2-of-2 from 50-plus yards. Courville was also 54-of-56 on extra points in his Ball State career, missing one in each of his first two seasons.
Nonetheless, Fielding earned Day's vote of confidence Tuesday following an up-and-down 2024 season. Fielding finished 13-of-17 on field goals last season and is entering his third year in Columbus.
His highlights included sealing the national championship against Notre Dame with a 33-yard field goal in the game's final minute, though he also struggled in the Michigan loss with two missed kicks. He did not make a field goal 50 yards or longer in 2024 and has yet to make one in his career.
Meanwhile, McGuire enters his third season at Ohio State and beat out second-year player Nick McLarty for the starting gig. McGuire will be the Buckeyes' starter for the second straight year. He recorded 47 punts last season, averaging 42.1 yards per punt. His longest was a 61-yard punt, and he placed 14 punts inside the 20-yard line.

Jayden Fielding, Joe McGuire to Handle Special Teams Duties for Ohio State

Ryan Day says Jayden Fielding will be Ohio State's kicker and Joe McGuire will be the Buckeyes' punter in the season opener against Texas.

www.elevenwarriors.com

 

[brodybuck21]

Ramzy nails it again....

If there was anything worrisome, it's that Ohio State - despite having 67,000 students enrolled – apparently doesn’t have a single one who can punt a football 40 yards in the air for the fifth straight year.

 

[Mike80]

Ramzy nails it again....

If there was anything worrisome, it's that Ohio State - despite having 67,000 students enrolled – apparently doesn’t have a single one who can punt a football 40 yards in the air for the fifth straight year.

Ramzy is publishing stuff for people to click - i.e. clickbait. He's in the same league as Jbook and other rabble rousers when it comes to ridiculous hyperbole.

The punting game is doing exactly what it's designed to do, whether we like it or not. It's a directional punting scheme to limit returns and pin returners to the sideline if possible.

Besides, a quick look at the actual stats show his net is above 40 yards.