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Husker coach Ed Foley discusses emergence of kicker John Hohl


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Nebraska football special teams coordinator Ed Foley met with the media on Tuesday and gave some updates on his unit. This included sophomore kicker Tristan Alvano, who has been battling injuries.

Foley noted that the kicker has been kicking the ball this week and should make it in time for the August 31 opener.  He was also impressed with the way John Hohl has been kicking the football.

Hohl has been discussed quite a bit over the past couple of days, with Matt Rhule giving him props earlier this week.

It appears that Foley also likes what Hohl brings to the table. He discussed his progression from when the Huskers first recruited him to now.

He was on our radar and we knew him for probably a year,” Foley said. “With really seeing him do what he can do, our camp. He came in for the camp, and was working with our guys during the Matt Rhule Football Camp that second week in June. He was a monster in that workout. He just looked really good. It’s not as random as ‘see how he does, through the course of that camp.’ He actually came to two camps. We watched him make pressure kicks and he did the circuit, so he’s out there with guys like Jamie Kohl. We’ve seen him in some high pressure situations in addition to what I saw with my own eyes. But, to equate that to 87,000 in the stadium, that’s something we have to see like what we did with Tristan (Alvano) last year.”

It will be interesting to see how Hohl figures into the equation, especially given how Alvano had such a big role in the kicking game last year. Depth is never a bad thing when it comes to special teams, and it could prove useful, with Alvano still recovering from injury.

Hohl’s emergence also goes back to the coaching staff’s recruiting strategy. This staff never seems to leave any stone unturned when it comes to recruiting, and this is a situation where it could pay big dividends.

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