Blake Haubeil will be Ohio State’s starting kicker for the second straight week when the Buckeyes play at Purdue on Saturday, Urban Meyer said Thursday on his radio show on 97.1 The Fan. “We do have a lot of confidence in Blake,” Meyer said Thursday. “Blake’s a sophomore, and he’ll get the start Saturday. There’s a thump when he hits that thing, and a great kid too.” Meyer replaced Nuernberger as Ohio State’s kicker for field goals and extra points last week, when the Buckeyes hosted Minnesota at Ohio Stadium, after Nuernberger suffered a groin strain during warmups. Meyer said the Buckeyes made the decision to go with Haubeil to avoid the risk of Nuernberger aggravating that injury. “Those kind of injuries, if you push through it, you might be done for the year,” Meyer said. Meyer did not specify Thursday whether the decision to start Haubeil this week was related…
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