Alex McIntyre | Herald-TimesIndiana’s Haydon Whitehead launches a punt against Ohio State during the season opener on Aug. 31 at Memorial Stadium. The Melbourne, Australia, native is averaging 42.1 yards per punt this season.
Alex McIntyreIt wasn’t a typical recruitment.
Of course, Haydon Whitehead wouldn’t know anything about the typical college football recruiting process.
Indiana’s recruitment of Whitehead, a 22-year-old punter from Melbourne, Australia, started with a series of Skype video chats last year. There was one with former IU coach Kevin Wilson, another with then-defensive coordinator Tom Allen and yet another with special teams quality control assistant Jeff McInerney.