Aaron Pettrey looks to be the favorite for the kicking position after yesterday's kicking scrimmage. He was 9 of 9 on his kicks, with a 47-yard kick sealing his win. Previously it had been assumed that Ryan Pretorius was the new kicker. Pretorius was 12 of 17 yesterday. As you may remember Josh Huston now plays for the Chicago Bears, and these two have been competing to replace him. It is still possible that one kicker will handle kickoffs while the other does field goals and PATs. We may also see one kicker at the beginning of the season and another for the rest of the games.
Aaron Pettrey is a red-shirt freshman, 6-1, 184 lbs. He walked on last year and was converted to scholarship after showing some potential. In last spring's kicking scrimmage he kicked a 59-yarder. In high school in Kentucky he handled quarterback, kicking and punting duties. He has two Kentucky high school records, 58-yard field goal and career completion percentage for quarterback. If Pettry is kicking, we could run a trick play with him passing.
Ryan Pretorius is a red-shirt sophomore, 5-10, 180 lbs. He played soccer and rugby in South Africa. Former NFL great, Kicker Gary Anderson, from Ryan's hometown and a friend of the family, helped him make a tape of himself kicking field goals and send it out to colleges. OSU offered him a walk-on scholarship in 2004. He made brief appearances last year in the Indiana and Northwestern games. He is the oldest player on the team at age 27.
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