Following punter Michael Kern’s spring departure from Texas, the Longhorns have obtained the commitment of a 2025 freshman punter to add depth behind Utah transfer Jack Bouwmeester.
AUSTIN -- Former Texas Longhorns punter Michael Kern has officially found his new team after one season on the Forty Acres. Kern announced on social media that he has committed to the Cal Golden Bears for the 2025 season.
Texas transfer kicker and punter Michael Kern announced on his twitter page that he has committed to Cal. Kern becomes the third transfer kicker to join the Golden Bears in the past two weeks, joining Chase Meyer and Abram Murphy.
AUSTIN -- The Texas Longhorns have seen the transfer portal departure of three punters this offseason, and one could be close to finding his next team.
Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian has taken his program to two straight College Football Playoff semifinals. However, now he is tasked with replacing a starter from last season's team.
AUSTIN -- The Texas Longhorns have made some notable transfer additions this offseason, but the portal giveth and the portal taketh away. Per reports from Matt Zenitz of 247Sports, Texas punter Michael Kern is entering the transfer portal after one season with the Longhorns.
The Longhorns added a transfer punter while retaining their longterm future at the position. Jeff Banks hopes it works out well for both of them. ATLANTA — For Texas Longhorns special teams coordinator Jeff Banks, the future is both now and later at the punter position.
AUSTIN -- In a perfect game, freshman punter Michael Kern would not have to log many statistics. In Texas' matchup against Florida, Kern, who was out for injury for a few games including the Georgia loss, had to come onto the field three times.
Sophomore punter Ian Ratliff earned his first start and collegiate minutes in the 2024 Red River Rivalry game. Until this weekend, true freshman Michael Kern had punted each game, with 11 punts through five games, averaging 42.8 yards per punt and a total of 471 yards.
The freshman punter for the Longhorns is trending in a positive direction with game time approaching. If the most surprising revelation from the initial
Early season conference games can be tricky. They are even more so when the program on the other side of the field bears a striking resemblance to your own.
It took time and patience before it got there, but eventually, Wake Forest did what it was supposed to with a 45-13 win over FCS North Carolina A&T Thursday night in Winston-Salem.
It would have been folly to think that Wake Forest head coach Dave Clawson would name a starting quarterback by the end of Fall camp. Wake’s Fall camp is over.