Just curious if anyone knows much about this young man. I see he nailed a 58 yarder in HS. I've tried to watch him a little in warm-ups but my ADD gets the best of me and I seem to miss his kicks.
Just curious if this is likely to be an area of concern for 2016.
I'm his dad, and am immensely proud of him. So, take what I say with a grain of salt.
His 58 yarder was the 3rd longest in Iowa state history. He kicked it off the ground, on grass, btw, which makes it even more impressive. Nearly all HS kickers use blocks to kick with, because they're allowed, which makes kicking far easier. When he was a HS sophomore he decided he wanted to kick D1. He told me "Dad, if I can't use a block in college, I gotta get used not using one now".
Iowa's ST transition will be critical in the coming year. They will not scholly an incoming kicker or punter for 2016, so both will have to come from within the team. I believe the staff are pleased with their players' progress, however, as they have essentially halted active recruitment of a kicker or punter for 2016.
UI spring ball is gonna be very interesting, to be sure.
Both have strong legs, neither is koehn on kickoffs though. Accuracy/nerve issues with both are expected being new. One will emerge and one most likely transfer ( unless one becomes KO specialist) or possible compete for the open P position.
Good points. Except for one thing - my kid will transfer when Hell freezes over, lol. He's dreamed of being a Hawkeye since he was 12.
Our kickoff coverage teams will have to strap it on. We've been spoiled with Marshall.
You're absolutely right. Koehn is a beast. He has one of the strongest kicking legs I've ever seen, and I've seen a ton. He won the Jamie Kohl (national kicking guru) KO competition this year, besting Roberto Aguayo of Florida state, with an 85 yd (!!!) KO. My kid says Koehn has made a 70 yd FG in practice.
