Frank Bodani of the York Daily Record took an in-depth look at how both Ohio State and Penn State found their kickers. For the Buckeyes, the journey of how Tyler Durbin wound up at Ohio State is one of the more unconventional.
Durbin stopped playing soccer, was enrolled at a community college, and didn’t really know what he wanted to do, as written by Bodani. Then, one day, Durbin started kicking footballs at a high school next door. After a while, he sent a tape to Ohio State. The next is history.
Since winning the starting kicking job, Durbin has been one of the key cogs in the Ohio State scoring machine.