For the second year in a row Notre Dame went fishing in the transfer portal for a new kicker and found a grad-transfer. Spencer Shrader, previously of South Florida, announced his commitment to Notre Dame on Tuesday. The Irish are getting a veteran collegiate kicker who began at South Florida as a walk-on and has overcome early struggles and developed into an asset.
After going just 4 of 9 on field goal attempts as a freshman in 2019 and 4 of 6 a year later, Shrader has been successful on 20 of 26 attempts over the last two years. He’s also never missed an extra point attempt in his career and has hit from as far out as 52 yards in a game.
In addition, Shrader handled kickoff duties at South Florida. My expectation is that he’ll enter spring as the favorite to win both placekicking and kickoff responsibilities.
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