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  1. huangw

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    Re: per Rival, LSU just landed a kicker Derek Helton

    Derek Helton, who is from Fort Scott (Kan.) Community College. Offered today by Miles and he committed on the spot per Rivals.

    Apparently our two kickers signed last year are not panning out, and either we have more scholarships than previously thought, or this was a really big need for us. I guess he reports next year?
     
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    Re: per Rival, LSU just landed a kicker Derek Helton

    looks like a good athlete also..when is he enrolling? How has Crutchfield been doing..and I thought Drew Alleman was suspose to be real good seems like we had a whole bunch of Place Kickers he has to be a punter right?
     
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    Re: per Rival, LSU just landed a kicker Derek Helton

    Looks to be a January enrollee.

    I can't say I'm thrilled about a JUCO punter, as I'd much prefer to have someone already on the team that could do this, but my guess is he will take one of the kickers we signed last years scholarship & this was obviously a need.

    Considering that it apparently is a need, it is nice to get a guy considered to be the best JUCO punter in the country. Then again, the "guru" kicking coach Chris Sailor was also very high on our 2 guys last year...
     
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    Re: per Rival, LSU just landed a kicker Derek Helton

    glad he's the best JUCO punter but like you I'm not to excited on using a scholarship on him especially this year.
     
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    Re: per Rival, LSU just landed a kicker Derek Helton

    I wonder if he'll be able to count towards last year's scholarship numbers...
     
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    Re: per Rival, LSU just landed a kicker Derek Helton

    http://www.fbf.com/film/cs_punt/

    see the final round, Helton's got some loooong punts (a few had to be 70 yards) with nice hang time in there. I'm much happier after watching that video.
     
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    Re: per Rival, LSU just landed a kicker Derek Helton

    every punter on the current roster is pretty godawful bad, so if the kid can kick, this is a major need.
     
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    Re: per Rival, LSU just landed a kicker Derek Helton

    His shanks cleared the fifty.

    I'm happy.
     

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