Former Indiana Kicker Charles Campbell Transfers to Tennessee

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Former Indiana kicker Charles Campbell introduced Wednesday that he’s transferring to the College of Tennessee. Campbell, a Jackson, Tenn. native, will spend his sixth and ultimate 12 months of collegiate eligibility with the Volunteers and coach Josh Heupel.

Tennessee is coming off its first 10-win season since 2007 and first time ranked No. 2 within the AP Ballot since 2001. The Volunteers jumped to No. 1 within the School Soccer Playoff rankings on Nov. 1 following notable wins over LSU, Alabama and Kentucky. However after shedding to Georgia and South Carolina, Tennessee dropped out of the School Soccer Playoff and can face Clemson within the Orange Bowl on Dec. 30.

Other than taking part in for his home-state college, Tennessee’s scenario at kicker was clearly a deciding issue for Campbell. Tennessee kicker Chase McGrath is wrapping up his sixth and ultimate 12 months of school soccer, creating a gap for Campbell to step in and play straight away.

After utilizing a redshirt season, Campbell first made a reputation for himself throughout the 2019 Previous Oaken Bucket sport at Purdue when he changed Logan Justus, who missed all three discipline purpose makes an attempt. Campbell confidently nailed a 44-yard discipline purpose in chilly and wet situations to present Indiana a 31-23 lead with 5:08 left in regulation. Indiana would go on to win 44-41 in extra time, its most up-to-date win over Purdue.

For the subsequent three seasons, Campbell was a gradual presence for Indiana’s particular groups unit. He completed his Indiana profession an ideal 73-for-73 on additional factors and 39-for-51 on discipline objectives. Campbell is eighth amongst Indiana kickers with 39 made discipline objectives, and he is ranks second in program historical past behind Pete Stoyanovich with 5 profession 50-yard discipline objectives.

Campbell drilled a 55-yard discipline purpose at Maryland on Oct. 30, 2021, which is tied with Scott Bonnell for the second-longest discipline purpose in program historical past behind Griffin Oakes’ 58-yard kick in 2014. Campbell memorably hit a 51-yard game-winning discipline purpose in extra time to defeat Western Kentucky and transfer Indiana to 3-0 early within the 2022 season.

Campbell went 3-for-3 in opposition to Illinois and 4-for-4 in opposition to Western Kentucky, however had an uncharacteristic finish to the 2022 season, going 1-for-2 in opposition to Michigan State and 1-for-3 on Saturday in opposition to Purdue. 

With Campbell gone, Indiana will doubtless flip to incoming freshman Nicolas Radicic, the No. 3 kicker within the class of 2023, in line with Kohl’s Skilled Camps. Radicic is a senior at Coppell Excessive College in Texas and like Campbell, he’ll play within the 2023 All-American Bowl.

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