Local article on new kicker recruit: Kyle Loomis

Great article on the Beavs latest recruit, kicker and punter Kyle Loomis. He's from Roseburg HS and has a big leg. He's averaging 46.7 yards per punt and has hit a field goal of 49 yards this season. Looks like he might be the next Sam Paulescu.

A Kicker in the Right Direction

If his 46.7-yard punting average holds up over the last three games, he would rank first all-time at Roseburg High, shattering Mitch Hanan's 29-year-old record of 38.7 yards. What’s more, Loomis has booted the three longest field goals in school history, including two 45-yarders last season and a 49-yarder this year against Willamette.

“Kyle is a game changer,” said assistant coach Bruce Walker, who helped Loomis transition from a sideways soccer kick to a straight-forward football kick.

And then there's this which is pretty cool:

But another deciding factor for Loomis — the “kicker,” if you will — was that he will have his own coach, former NFL kicker Bruce Read.

“That was huge,” he said. “Oregon and Cal don’t have kicking coaches, and that’s something I really wanted to have in college. To learn from someone who used to kick in the NFL is going to help me more than I can imagine.”

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