Stephen Hoge Will Kick For KU

Jayhawks Land 13th-Ranked Kicker

According to Rivals and Scout, kicker Stephen Hoge out of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma has commited to play for the Jayhawks. Hoge is listed at 6-2/200 lbs by Rivals and is rated as a two-star recruit. Rivals also ranks him as the 13th best kicker in the nation. The timing seems just right for KU as current kicker Scott Webb is heading into his senior season. KU also has redshirt freshman Alex Hanson listed on the roster as a kicker. Another kicker, Dane Broadie graduated this year.

Gridiron Discussion on Hoge

The Dreaded De-Commit Phenom

The Lawrence-Journal World has an interesting listing of players that have de-committed to KU in recent years. There are exceptions, but in general, it seems that players who de-commit have a high rate of "not working out" at the D1 level.

Comments

[DSommersby]

This new kicker has the big time size not seen since the days of Dan "Heisman" Eichloff. Hope this kid has a powerful and accurate foot.

Scott Webb's been pretty solid and should have a strong senior year.

[DJ Goodwin]

"Eichloff"

Now your talking my era. Back then every kick seemed guaranteed. I hope Hoge works out. I don't want to go back to the time when extra points were a crapshoot.