The third in a three-part series looking back at the 2022 Arizona Wildcats: special-teams awards, report card and more.
In the third quarter of the opener, Kyle Ostendorp lined up to punt in the UA end zone. His kick hit the arm of blocker Josh Donovan, resulting in a touchdown for San Diego State.
People are also reading… Key returnees: K Tyler Loop, P Kyle Ostendorp, LS Seth MacKellar, KR Anthony Simpson, ST DJ Warnell, ST Jaydin Young, ST Dalton JohnsonIn his first season as the full-time placekicker, Loop performed extremely well. His 85.7% success rate on field goals ranked third in the Pac-12.Young raised his Pro Football Focus grade on special teams by nearly 20 points. In 2021, he had two special-teams tackles and three missed tackles. This year: six stops , one miss.
It’s unclear why Loop’s touchback percentage dropped off late in the season. Only one of the final three games took place in the moist, chilly air of Southern California; the other two were at Arizona Stadium. Some of that could be circumstantial. Where was Ostendorp punting from? What was the objective in those situations?
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