Bubba Baxa made nine of his 12 field-goal attempts and 45 of his 46 extra-point attempts in 2018. He needs to improve on kickoffs in 2019 for an inconsistent Miami Hurricanes special teams in 2019.
Four of Baxa’s kickoffs went out of bounds last season. Manny Navarro of The Athletic reported that Baxa’s leg has gotten stronger in the offseason. The work Baxa has put in during the 2019 offseason with strength and conditioning coach David Feeley has improved the strength in his leg.
Baxa has made 55 and 70-yard field goals in practice during training camp.