David Ruffer is an ESPN Academic All-American, First team.
He’s also a Groza Award finalist, for the nation’s best kicker. Not only that, he’s the 1st Notre Dame Kicker to ever be a finalist.
He’s the only kicker in the nation that is 100% on the season. Money.
This from a walk-on that was battling for the starting job in Fall camp, and a walk-on that still doesn’t have a scholarship (thanks for sticking around those extra few weeks, Shaq).
Having a good, let alone great, kicker is something that many will take for granted. It’s so easy to forget about the kicking game when it’s good. But man, we all see it when it’s bad.
Awesome to have Ruffer on the team, and very happy for him and his success. I hope he comes back to get his MBA on schollie, and then gets picked up in the League.
Good for you Ruffer, and congrats from HLS.
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BurbankSteve
Absolutely. Nice shout-out there, Biscuit. Plus my girl friend (note the space between the words there) thinks he’s totally cute and would love to show him some “sights” if he wants to stop over in LA after the U$C game 🙂
Nate
Wow…kicker groupies! Awesome!!!
Nate
Reply Fail–should have been a reply to Steve.
tricerapops
Everyone loves a winner
BurbankSteve
Seriously, she’s besotted with the boy – she’s an OSU fan but has watched every ND broadcast this year to drool over the lad – she’s blonde and totally cute too 🙂
Trey
Only on HLS would we be swooning over the freaking kicker. Football version of the DH imo. Pretty easy when you only have one job to do, theyd VETTER be 80% or better.
Im jk, i love this guy and youre right, it is
Sooooo nice not having to worry about him. Its been ages since we could relax and just EXPECT our kicker to get us the easy points.
Tribe Fan
Of course he’s Academic AA. He transfered from William & Mary, best little school in the land.