Notre Dame will need a new punter, a junior in 2024. bryce mcpherson He has announced his intention to enter the transfer portal. McPherson announced today on Twitter/X that this is the first day players can officially jump into the portal.
“I want to thank Coach Freeman, Coach Biagi, and Coach Schmidt for giving me the opportunity to play on college football's biggest stage at a great university like Notre Dame. I've grown a lot in my two years here. That said, I am entering the transfer portal with three years of eligibility.”
McPherson was Notre Dame's starting punter in 2023. He averaged 45.1 yards per punt, but his 38 total punts did not count towards national rankings. The North Carolina native would have been ranked No. 19 in the nation if he had performed well enough to qualify for the ranking.
Although the overall rankings were strong, Notre Dame's punt coverage unit ranked only 96th in opponent return average. McPherson had 28 fair catches inside the 20-yard line and 21 punts, compared to only 10 fair catches on punts and just five finishes inside the opponent's 20-yard line. John Sotto Last season, he had 24 fair catches and 19 inside the 20-yard line. Jay bramblet In 2021.
Notre Dame was brought Eric Goins This offseason, the former Citadel punter was challenging McPherson as well as a walk-on. Chris Salerno. Notre Dame could lean on one of their two current players or jump on another punter coming into the portal.
McPherson is the second Notre Dame player to jump into the portal this spring.cornerback clarence lewis It has already announced its decision to jump into the portal in early April. Since Lewis is already a graduate, he may make a decision sooner. Lewis announced today that he is going to Syracuse.
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