It's the second preferred walk-on kicker in the past two years for the Wildcats.
Northwestern has added a preferred walk-on kicker to its 2016 recruiting class, as Andrew Linkenbaugh from Spring Grove Area High School in Spring Grove, PA announced his commitment Thursday via Twitter:
Luckenbaugh drew medium interest from fellow Big Ten school Maryland as well as the University of Virginia according to his Scout.com profile. A former soccer player who switched sports in eighth grade, he visited Evanston on March 5:
Kicker is a clear area of need for Northwestern; behind rising senior Jack Mitchell, there are no scholarship kickers.