College Punter Joey Roth MVP For Rutgers In Loss At Penn State by Staff Post September 23, 2015 Rutgers punter Joey Roth at Penn State / Photo: Catalina Fragoso, Double G Sports In a game where there weren’t many bright spots for Rutgers in their 28-3 loss this past Saturday night against Penn State, punter Joey Roth was the lone positive for the Scarlet Knights. The Rutgers offense never got much of anything going, struggling to put drives together, and only mustering three points on the night. In turn, the Basking Ridge, N.J. native booted eight punts for 335 yards with an average of 41.9 yards per punt. He forced the Penn State returner into three fair catches, had one downed at the 10-yard line, and kicked one 51 yards. Having a punter that is able to boot the long ball, as well as be precise and coffin corner them near the goal line is not a lost art according to interim head coach Norries Wilson. “I think every team’s punter is valuable, and Joe’s done a good job,” Wilson told me and other media member’s during his coaches teleconference Tuesday.” ” The redshirt senior holds a 44.2 yards per punt average, good for fifth in the Big Ten Conference, on 12 punts totaling 530 yards. That mark is much improved from a a season ago where he played in eight games with six starts splitting time with then junior now senior Tim Gleeson averaging 36.3 yards per attempt with nine fair catches. During the summer, head coach Kyle Flood assessed the punting competition between Roth, Gleeson, and redshirt freshman Michael Cintron. “I think Joe is ahead,” Flood said ten days into training camp this past August. “As we watch practice, I don’t need to see the film to know that, I think Joe is probably hitting it better than all those guys right now. He’s doing a nice job.” Roth has handled all the punting duties so far this season with Gleeson named on the injury report, and the punter has performed well, including being the MVP for the Scarlet Knights against Penn State. “He had some that weren’t great Saturday night, but he put together some good ones that helped us flip the field when we got a few drives going and try to get the field position back, Wilson said. “(He’s) a valuable, valuable tool to have and we have a punter that can kick em’ down inside the 10 (yard line) and we can put the opponent on a long field.” Roth also doubles as the holder on field goals and extra points. Rutgers returns to High Point Solutions Stadium for their Homecoming matchup this Saturday at noon against the Kansas Jayhawks. Post Views: 1,382 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Staff Post Latest posts by Staff Post (see all) In The Zone Announces Initial Podcast Lineup - November 13, 2020 The Essential Resources You Need to Start Your Own Gym in 2020 - February 6, 2020 Wilder vs Fury II – How the second fight will be different to the first? - February 5, 2020 Early turnovers, defensive struggles plague the Scarlet Knights - January 26, 2020 Related Topicsjoey rothPenn StateRutgersRutgers Football 1 Comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 Michael Jordan Could Change the Future of Nascar for the Better by Inesh Chari | posted on March 30, 2021 WNBA Rolling Out Red Carpet For Upcoming 25th Anniversary Season by Jason Cordner | posted on March 16, 2021 More in College You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Master P’s Son, Hercy, Commits to Tennessee State Master P’s son, Hercy Miller, is committing to Tennessee State to play basketball. While... EA Sports Plans to Revive College Football Video Game EA Sports announced that they plan on making college football video games again. The... UVM Women’s Basketball Team Quits 2020-2021 Season The University of Vermont (UVM) women’s basketball will be ending their 2020-2021 season early... Seton Hall Men’s Basketball Lands Top-100 Recruit, Myles Powell Roberts Rules! Yale QB Sparks Comeback Win In Season Opener