With Kyle Brindza gone, sophomore Tyler Newsome takes over the punting duties. And outside of seeing a few not-really live kicks in the Blue-Gold game, what that means remains to be seen.
Newsome has earned solid review from the coaching staff and is a long-levered kid, standing much taller than your average punter. But with he and Justin Yoon taking over the kicking duties, it’s a brave new world on Scott Booker’s special teams units, and we could be looking at four-straight seasons of the same battery—and that’s the best case scenario.
Let’s look closer at Notre Dame’s starting punter.