There is nothing more beautiful in football special teams than a perfectly executed Aussie punt, and Rutgers pulled one off with aplomb against Michigan on Saturday at The Big House.
After the Wolverines defense forced Scarlet Knights to punt on 4th-and-12, Rutgers punter Flynn Appleby caught Michigan off-guard by rolling out for an Aussie punt and booting the ball downfield for a 75-yard punt.
Of course, the Aussie punt is more commonly seen in Australian football and features the punter running to the side before dropping the ball and kicking it in motion.
It wound up working beautifully for Rutgers and it pinned Michigan far back into their side of the field.
look at this thing! https://t.co/yufzuAQJdY pic.twitter.com/c1U16ks39B
— Nate Tice (@Nate_Tice) September 23, 2023
Rutgers' punter, Flynn Appleby, which I can not say without an Australian accent, just punted the ball 75 yards after holding the ball for what seemed like 7 seconds.
— Tom VanHaaren (@TomVH) September 23, 2023
Appleby hails from the land Down Under and has played Australian football professionally. He’s in his freshman year at Rutgers and is bringing an extremely fun twist to the Scarlet Knights’ punting game.
College football fans absolutely loved seeing Appleby execute this Aussie punt as well as he did, especially in such a place as The Big House.
CFB fans loved this Aussie punt so much.
Love the Aussie punt rollouts! https://t.co/VCkljhnYap
— Sickos Committee (@SickosCommittee) September 23, 2023
https://t.co/VDs0GnMwdH pic.twitter.com/3QXYJsUCZ2
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) September 23, 2023
The replacement for arguably the greatest punter in college football history is already not missing a beat https://t.co/IesBiHur4q
— Alec Crouthamel (@aleccr12) September 23, 2023
This 75-yard punt by Rutgers’ Flynn Appleby is the second longest punt so far this CFB season.
Appleby has downed 8 of his 16 punts inside the 20-yd line this year.
The 24-yr old is picking up right where fellow Australian, Adam Korsak, left off with Scarlet Knights. https://t.co/pNsAC4KrCK
— Ben Stevens (@BenScottStevens) September 23, 2023
Between this punt and the blocked punt that the Patriots had in Week 2, my mind is blown away by special teams lately. https://t.co/DaTEDRAWvV
— Outside DiBirds (@OutsideDiBirds) September 23, 2023
real football https://t.co/3nW6SldA3I
— Robby Kalland (@RKalland) September 23, 2023
foot to ground that's almost 66 yards I think. square root of 19² + 63² https://t.co/zCj3IsMzWJ
— Gee (@piggenres) September 23, 2023
Of course this happens after @PatMcAfeeShow picks Rutgers! https://t.co/pPCI0eGolp
— Clinton Thomas (@ClintT13) September 23, 2023
Find yourself someone that loves you like NCAA Football teams love Aussie punters. https://t.co/bZ9faPxg1y
— Rafter17-KevinHiatt (@kevin_hiatt) September 23, 2023
This might be the greatest punt of all time https://t.co/mU1UxRfc8d
— Richard Martin (@Ricardo_Knows) September 23, 2023
That's pretty. https://t.co/cseDIHW7og
— Eric Cain (@_Cainer) September 23, 2023
This is a thing of beauty https://t.co/7vBXUuRyHQ
— JC’s Pops (@JDub9911) September 23, 2023
special teams rule https://t.co/yYGxJvl0nU
— Ravens 2-0 (@Tony_Kudo) September 23, 2023
How long until an NFL team tries this https://t.co/yQ84fiGsDG
— Vinsanity (@beefcake_180) September 23, 2023
Is this the greatest punt of all time https://t.co/9CfZvmFccq
— Mr. Potato Bread (@RickDanfellow) September 23, 2023
This is beautiful https://t.co/Kn0q8ZCIe1
— E A G L E S Bro Dude (@ericjfink) September 23, 2023
