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32-year-old NCAA punter enters portal as oldest D1 player

College punter Luke Larsen has entered the transfer portal as the oldest player in Division I college football.

The 32-year-old spent a total of six years at East Carolina University and is in his fourth and final year of NCAA eligibility.

A 6th grade senior has enrolled. transfer portal He will miss the chance to break the school record in punts on January 20th. According to him, × Larsen boasts the honor of being ranked “2nd all-time'' in his profile. [in] ECU's “net punting”.

Larsen punted 174 times for 7,099 yards at ECU, averaging 40.8 yards per punt and had 19 punts of 50 yards or more.

According to bro bibleLarsen first went to ECU in 2020, but lost that year due to the coronavirus shutdown.

The punter redshirted in 2021, a one-time thing, and will be a freshman in college in 2022.

Larsen is now in his fourth year of eligibility. Typically, student-athletes are given four seasons to compete for five years, but the N.C.A.A. 5th year In the past.

Photo by Kelly Defina/Getty Images

Larsen was imported from Australia. prokick australia academydevelops and prepares kickers and punters to compete in the NCAA in Australia. The photo shows him in Melbourne, Australia, one of six cities assessed by the academy.

“Prokick Australia has saved Australian families tens of millions of dollars in tuition costs by enrolling students on full scholarships to US universities,” the website says. “Our elite training program develops most students into college-ready athletes.”

He added, “So far, our program has successfully placed more than 250 students into U.S. universities, with 95% of them receiving full scholarships.”

The academy says students practice kicking and punting three times a week and do fitness training six days a week.

It should be noted that East Carolina has a bit of a tradition of Australian anglers. Larsen is actually the third Australian punter to play for the school.

Larsen is also considered an excellent student. He has a bachelor's degree in industrial distribution and logistics and just completed his second degree last year.

Even the punter fixed Recent reports on social media said he was “quitting school.” Larsen pointed out that he actually “**graduated**” with his second degree in five years.

“We fixed it for you,” Larsen told the outlet.

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