Ohio State Football‘s starting punter, Nick McLarty, can punt the ball far. While most Division 1 punters can do the same, not most can say that they can boot the ball 90-plus yards.
There’s a video that’s gone viral of McLarty kicking the ball that far, although it does appear he has some wind on his side meaning it wouldn’t be considered a world record in the Olympics. On the other hand, this isn’t the Olympics so we are mighty impressed.
For reference, the soccer field is 75 yards wide to help the distance make sense. It actually isn’t horizontal and labeled like a football field would be.
Regardless, check out this howitzer of a kick.
Australian freshman Nick McLarty is Ohio State’s new starting punter
He can punt 90+ yards 😳 pic.twitter.com/HLY7OPJ5Uc
— Jon “JR” Rhoades (@jrs_rankings) August 23, 2024
The true freshman has been named the starting punter. There were multiple players that had the option to start for Ryan Day’s Ohio State Buckeyes. Joe McGuire, Anthony Venneri, and Hadi Jaward were the other potential options.
McLarty won the start, and the 6-foot-7-inch stud is primed to play a key part in flipping the field for the Buckeyes this season.