Notre Dame football added another player to the roster earlier this week and by doing so the average age of the team went up.
30-year old kicker Eric Goins, who kicked at The Citadel previously has walked-on to the Fighting Irish football team. Since graduating from The Citadel in 2015, Goins served seven years in the United States Army.
According to FightingIrish.com, Goins:
Served seven years in the United States Army as an active-duty Officer. Began as an Airborne Infantry Officer as a Second Lieutenant before becoming a First Lieutenant. After four years, promoted to Captain and served as a Signal Corps Officer.
When Goins last played at The Citadel in 2015, he was 16-of-21 on field goals and a perfect 42-of-42 on PAT attempts. He also was a 2015 Second-team All-Southern Conference selection, the 2015 Special Teams MVP at The Citadel, and a 2015 Fred Mitchell Award finalist.
Goins will compete with Mitch Jeter, a transfer from South Carolina, for the placekicking job this fall.
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