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Cal lands punter Lachlan Wilson from Tulsa

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Cal lands punter Lachlan Wilson from Tulsa

A nice grab in the transfer portal to offset the loss of Jamieson Sheehan.

Avinash Kunnath
Dec 29, 2022
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Cal lands punter Lachlan Wilson from Tulsa

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#OURGUY Week 3! Lachlan Wilson of @TulsaFootball! Link in bio! __ #RGA #RayGuyAward
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2:04 PM ∙ Sep 20, 2022
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The California Golden Bears have a punter battle likely ensuing this offseason. Another Aussie will be lacing up their cleats to boot the football deep in 2023. With the departure of Jamieson Sheehan, Cal went into the transfer portal and landed Lachlan Wilson out of Tulsa.

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The punter from down under ✍️ @Lachie_Wilson37 is on his way! #GoBears
8:49 PM ∙ Dec 23, 2022
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Lachlan Wilson was a three-year starting punter for the Golden Hurricanes. He should have two years of eligibility remaining, due to COVID. He averaged 42.9 yards per punt in 2020 (42nd in FBS), peaked at 45.7 yards per punt in 2021 (17th), and stabilized at 43.8 this past season (T-31st).

He had some outstanding moments this season.

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#Tulsa junior punter Lachlan Wilson was named the Ray Guy National Punter of the Week. The 6’3”Aussie only punted 4 times Saturday, averaging 44.5 yards, but all 4 of those punts landed inside the 20-yard line. The first 3 were downed inside the 5 – at the 3, 4 and 1-yard lines.
3:22 PM ∙ Sep 20, 2022
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He will have stiff competition. Wilson will battle redshirt freshman Ethan Baxter for the starting job. Another Aussie, Baxter is also a veteran of Prokick Australia, same as Sheehan and previous Cal punter Steven Coutts.

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I am extremely honoured to announce that I have committed to study and play football at the University of California, Berkeley. Thanks to @ProkickAus, @JohnnyPKA, @tglees and Dave Tuinauvai for your help. Can’t wait to get started. @mikeb_cal @CalFootball #gobears 🐻
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The punting battle could be one of the fiercest in college football. Can’t wait!

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Berkelium97
Dec 29, 2022Author

If I recall correctly, Ben Franklin once said "in this world nothing can said to be certain except death, taxes, and an Aussie punter at Cal"

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Rollah
Dec 29, 2022

still no QB though? maybe Spav's going pure Wildcat on every play... as long as they're 'rebuilding', can they give Mendoza a chance to throw once a game, maybe twice? Lack of depth is a Wilcox calling card. But great, let's welcome another punter.

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