Texas Tech punter Taylor Symmank says he’s about 85 percent healthy but hoping to be good to go when the Red Raiders face No. 22 LSU next week in the Texas Bowl.
Symmank averaged 44.7 yards per punt this season, but missed 41/2 games with what he described as strains of “a couple of different muscles in my hip flexor area.”
The missed time cost Symmank chances to showcase himself for NFL scouts, but he’s shown a strong leg in the past.
“Just getting back to a hundred (percent) is the thing I’m focused on right now,” he said, “because I know I can do it.