RIP
Ohio State legend Nick Mangold dies at 41 years old due to complications from kidney disease.
Ohio State junior punter Cameron Johnston has been named the Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week, the conference announced Monday morning.
The #B1G Special Teams Player of the Week is @OhioStAthletics P Cameron Johnston, with 51.5 yds per punt pic.twitter.com/y5E26vkjE4
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) September 28, 2015
In the Buckeyes' 38-12 win over Western Michigan on Saturday, Johnston punted four times with an average of 51.5 yards per kick including a season-long 67-yarder. Two of those punts were downed inside the opponents 10-yard line.
So far this season, Johnston has punted 18 times with an average of 47.4 yards per kick. Johnston has had nine of his 18 kicks travel 50-plus yards and seven of those punts have been downed inside the 20-yard line.
Ohio State travels to Indiana 3:30 p.m. Saturday
