Source - National Signing Day doesn’t officially kick off until Wednesday, but the Miami Hurricanes got an early jump.
The Hurricanes officially signed punter Louis Hedley on Tuesday night, as Hedley lives in Australia and it’s already Feb. 6 there.
Hadley redshirted in 2018 while at the City College of San Francisco, and averaged 38.6 yards per punt in 2017. He verbally committed to the Hurricanes last year, but didn’t sign during the early signing period.
And, to say the least, the 6-foot-4, 215 pound punter covered in tattoos looks nothing like most punters currently in the college football world.
Miami averaged only 38.3 yards per punt last season while rotating between Jack Spicer and Zach Feagles, which ranked 115th among the 130 FBS programs in the country. Feagles left the program last December, so Hedley — who has three years of eligibility left — is expected to compete for the starting job instantly upon arrival in South Florida.
Kudos to the U, kudos to Manny Diaz, and kudos to Louis Hedley. He worked construction in the Australian desert for the past 8 years before deciding to give punting a shot and didn't even know at which point in the game punters come onto the field until he bought Madden. Aussie kickers, I genuinely can't get enough of them. Not only are they absolute studs who are starting to take over the position, but they also all happen to be goofy ass characters like Sweet Lou here.
6'4 and built like a tank. Tatted to the gills. I've never seen a more beautiful special teams player in my entire life.
Jeremy Shockey with a leg. Toss in a sprinkle of the desert lifestyle and you've basically got a slimmed down Australian Richie Incognito. Welcome home bud, you're gonna fit in just fine.
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