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It's a small part of what Stanford does as a program, but it's an important one: Punting. The Cardinal will be without their punter from 2014, Ben Rhyne, and the question of who will replace him has arisen.
With that in mind, ESPN's David Lombardi sought out the answer. This was his response:
"With Ben Rhyne graduated, Stanford will likely turn to touted incoming freshman Jake Bailey, who also will compete for the kicking job (Bailey also played cornerback in high school and featured a pick-six on his recruiting tape, but we figure he won't also enter the competition in the secondary).
Bailey was ranked one of the top 10 high school punters in the nation, so he's a favorite to win the job over walk-on Alex Robinson. In fact, it looks like Bailey will own Stanford's strongest leg in all phases of the kicking game, but I've been told that assigning him the full trifecta (punting, field goals, and kickoffs) might be too ambitious. Even if he does end up the best candidate for all three of those jobs (Conrad Ukropina) is Stanford's other kicking option), the Cardinal want to keep Bailey's leg fresh."
(h/t ESPN)
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