COLUMBUS, Ohio — While the traditional college football signing day is almost four months away, Ohio State football has the first member of its 2021 class. OSU announced Saturday that punter Jesse Mirco has signed. The Australian, who committed to the Buckeyes in May, is ranked No. 4 nationally in the 247 Sports composite. Mirco, 23, can sign already due to his age. He is the latest project to emerge from the Prokick Australia training center. That organization turns Australian rules football athletes into punters and kickers for college football teams in the U.S. Australians account for six of the last seven winners of the Ray Guy Award, given to college football’s best punter, and four of the top five in punting average in the Big Ten in 2019. The Buckeyes’ last Australian punter, Cam Johnston, helped bring Mirco to Columbus. “He’s obviously paved the path for the rest of…
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