It’s time for some punter transfer portal news, America!
LSU punter Josh Growden has reportedly entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal.
LSU punter Josh Growden has put his name into the NCAA transfer portal, per source.
— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) July 31, 2019
Was an SEC All-Freshman team selection in 2016. Handled shorter distance punts the last two years.
By entering the transfer portal, Growden is free to communicate with any other college football program that may be interested in adding the Aussie kicker to their program. While doing so, he can remain enrolled at LSU and he will still have the option of withdrawing his name from the portal to remain with LSU. However, even though that does happen, most players that enter the portal seem to move on to other opportunities once they make up their mind.
Growden appeared in eight games for LSU last year, while Zach Von Rosenberg was the primary punter for the Tigers. Growden punted 16 times and averaged 34.94 yards per punt as the shorter yardage punting option. If Growden does move on, Von Rosenberg will likely take on more punting duties when needed.