The Oklahoma Sooners made their first addition of the [autotag]transfer portal[/autotag] in punter Jacob Ulrich. Ulrich arrives from the Sooners after spending his freshman season with Kennesaw State.
Ulrich saw a lot of work for the Stats, a team that had one of the worst offenses in the country. He averaged 46 yards per punt on the season, which was 14th in the nation, but was also first in the nation in punting yards and second in the nation in punt attempts.
According to Pro Football Focus, Ulrich was tied for third in the nation in punts downed inside the 20 at 28.
Ulrich will have an opportunity to earn the punting role vacated by Luke Elzinga, who has been one of the Sooners’ most consistent players over the last two seasons. Elzinga was a weapon for Oklahoma in 2024 as the Sooners attempted to play the field position game, and the OU decision-makers hope Ulrich can play a similar role.
He’ll need to improve his average hang time of 3.71 seconds, which was tied for No. 62 out of 93 punters at the FBS level with at least 41 punts the season, per PFF. That low hang time led to a nation-high 33 punts returned at an average of 9.6 yards per return.
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