Fresno State punter Blake Cusick plays golf every now and then. His favorite club is a sand wedge, which makes a lot of sense. Get it right, and the ball will stick right by or even on its intended target.
It’s not unlike a punt in that way. Cusick, kicking the football end-over-end, when on the move or just booming it and letting it fly,has dropped 18 of his 30 punts this season inside an opponent’s 20-yard line with only three touchbacks.
“He has been real productive at pinning people down there,” coach Jeff Tedford said.
Cusick said he struggled with accuracy when he first got to college, but he worked on his drops and his technique and is now arguably the most valuable punter in the Mountain West Conference.