The USFL is back, and so is Austin MacGinnis.
The former Kentucky placekicker was one of three former Wildcats selected in this week’s USFL draft. In other words, Austin is this generation’s Herschel Walker.
MacGinnis was taken by the New Orleans Breakers with the 6th pick in the 32nd round, the round reserved for placekickers. He will share a sideline with former Western Kentucky wide receiver and Pleasure Ridge Park product Taywan Taylor. MacGinnis, Kentucky’s all-time leading scorer, has played in each of the recent spring league start-ups. He kicked for the Memphis Express in the Alliance of American Football and the Dallas Renegades of the XFL, putting enough on tape to spend a season or two on the Rams’ practice squad.