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Michigan State football adding Auburn football transfer to roster

MSU is adding an Auburn transfer to their roster

Michigan State is making an addition to the roster late into camp, adding a graduate transfer from Auburn. Kicker Ben Patton will be joining Michigan State.

There had been an ongoing kicking battle between true freshman Jack Stone and walk-on sophomore Stephen Rusnak, which Patton will now be entering, and most likely will have a stronghold on the position with his experience at Auburn.

At Auburn, Patton was a perfect 8-of-8 on extra points, and went 5-for-6 on field goals with a long of 49.

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Auburn kicker enters transfer portal

Kicker Ben Patton hit the 49-yard kick that extended last year’s Iron Bowl.

An Auburn kicker has entered the transfer portal, but breathe easy — it isn’t Tigers’ starting kicker Anders Carlson.

Instead, it’s kicker [autotag]Ben Patton[/autotag], who has only made six attempts in his career. One of those attempts, though, is one him and Auburn fans are sure to remember. Patton kicked the 49-yard field goal in last year’s Iron Bowl to send the game to overtime, though the Tigers would end up falling short in the end.

Patton has only made six attempts in his career at Auburn, but he’s hit five of them. The longest of his attempts was that 49-yarder that extended the Iron Bowl, and his overall kicking percentage over his career thus far is 83 percent. He also participated in seven kickoffs over his time on the Plains for an average of 58 yards. One of those kickoffs was a touchback, while another went out of bounds.

Patton has three years of eligibility left to use if he so chooses.

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