(01-29-2017 11:11 PM)Longhorn Wrote:  

(01-29-2017 08:41 PM)Duke Dawg Wrote:  

(01-29-2017 08:23 PM)White Hall Wrote:  

(01-29-2017 05:28 PM)Duke Dawg Wrote:  Another commit.

#3 ranked punter in the country. Really.

Was being recruited by Alabama, Miami, unc, tech, uva.

Picked the dukes. From Virginia Beach.

Is this a full scholarship offer?

From what I saw, it's a half.

And most of the other schools were offering as a preferred walk on with possibility of scholarship later on, which is typical for kickers.

He's a kicker too, not just a punter. It's just as a punter he is ranked so high.

#3 ranked punter last year, and in another Sailer list it looked like Martin was ranked as the #2 punter in the nation. Either way, this is a huge recruit. 1st team 5A punter, a good student, and all-around athlete as well. UVA and VT were interested, but it appears they had already filled their kicking positions, and Miller was looking to play from day one. JMU offers that possibility. It didn't hurt winning the NC either

Couldn't be better timing. Gunnar was awesome and it's great that we'll have someone ready to step in on day one to replace him. I still marvel at that last punt in the NC game...sky high with a ton of hang time. Not that winning the game was a question at all, but it was seriously a perfect punt. I'm not sure there are many other players we get that are even being considered as a walk-on at schools like Alabama and then end up coming to JMU. Fantastic get, Houston!