For a while, it looked like Penn State was going to lose one of its key players.
As the great Lee Corso has said once or twice, “not so fast, my friend.”
Penn State’s punter, Riley Thompson, announced via social media Saturday afternoon that the NCAA has extended his eligibility clock by two seasons.
Stoked to be back. pic.twitter.com/ubkK314cwC
— Riley Thompson (@rathompson_) December 9, 2023
Thompson, who committed to Penn State last December out of the transfer portal from Florida Atlantic, did an excellent job for PSU this season, succeeding fan-favorite Barney Amor. Penn State fans grew to like the Australian Thompson, as well.
Per the Portal Report’s data, the Australian-born punter was Penn State’s most productive transfer this season, and was on TPR’s midseason All-American team.
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Punt Attempts = 0.2 fpts
Punt Inside 20 = 2.0 fpts
Average Yards per Punt
< 35 yards = 0 fpts
35 – 40 yards = 2 fpts
40 – 45 yards = 6 fpts
45 – 50 yards = 8 fpts
50 yards = 12 fpts
Thompson finished the year with 10.3 total f/pts per game and had a total FPTS of 123.2.
