Camp Battles: Ohio State Starting Kicker Competition Heats Up

Ohio State Football Email this Article Share on Reddit Share on Twitter 1 Share on Facebook 24Saturday, Urban Meyer said that most of the camp battles have been decided, although he played coy with the all-important quarterback battle. One of the surprising position battles that remain up in the air is at the placekicker position.

Incumbent sophomore Sean Nuernberger has a fight on his hands with transfer Jack Willoughby, who came in from Duke to be a kickoff specialist and compete for the starting placekicker position. That competition sounds like it’s going well for the 6-foot-2, 210-pound Princeton, N.J., native.

“We’re having a battle at kicker right now,” Meyer said. “That new guy came…