The Crimson Tide may have the top kicker/punter duo in the country entering the 2024 season.
There have been years in recent Alabama history where special teams has plagued the team throughout the season, whether it be inconsistent kicking, poor punting, or a combination of both.
You may ask, how? Alabama lost kicker Will Reichard, arguably the best kicker in school history and the all-time leading scorer in the history of college football. He's now a Minnesota Viking after getting drafted in April, seemingly leaving a massive hole at placekicker, possibly returning Alabama to its field goal kicking woes of the pre-Reichard era.
Enter Graham Nicholson, transfer kicker from Miami . Last season, Nicholson won the Lou Groza Award for the best kicker in college football, an award Reichard was a finalist for. Nicholson made 27 of 28 field goals last season, and has made 60 of 71 field goals across his 3-year career. At punter, Alabama returns James Burnip, the 4th-year Australian punter who made immense strides last season, averaging 47.5 yards per punt with a long of 67. Burnip was a weapon for the Crimson Tide in games where the offense was inconsistent, and entering his senior year he'll likely be put on the Ray Guy Award watchlist after a second team All-SEC season last year.
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