Starting punter remains in flux for Oregon Ducks

Oregon’s punting scenario is in flux halfway by the season.

The No. 12 Geese (5-1, 3-0 Pac-12) have relied on two punters, Adam Barry and Ross James, in two of the final three video games because the beginning function has gone forwards and backwards between the pair of offseason transfers.

Barry, a senior who got here to UO from Temple, was the starter for the primary 4 video games however was changed after a brief punt at Washington State, when James, a junior faculty switch, made his Division I debut.

James began and averaged 43.4 yards on 5 punts towards Stanford however averaged simply 38 yards on two punts at Arizona and was changed by Barry, who crushed a 58-yard punt and had a 41-yarder, each going contained in the 20.

The job stays up for grabs amid UO’s bye week.

“Similar to each place, you bought to proceed to carry out at a excessive stage and now we have guys on our roster that may compete and we’re going to maintain competitors going,” Oregon coach Dan Lanning stated. “It’s not simply that place, it’s each place.”

The Geese are one hundred and fifth in common punt distance (40.11 yards) and eighty fifth in internet punting (37.79 yards).

Oregon’s punt return protection is skewed by permitting simply three returns so far, however with six of the Pac-12′s high eight groups in punt returns remaining on the schedule the Geese have an issue to resolve earlier than internet hosting No. 11 UCLA (6-0, 3-0) subsequent week.