Ohio State found another potential replacement for kicker Blake Haubeil on Wednesday when graduate transfer Noah Ruggles announced he had committed to the Buckeyes. Ruggles handled placekicking at North Carolina in 2019 as a sophomore, but lost the role last season to Grayson Atkins, who had transferred from Furman, and did not attempt a field goal. He made 19 of 27 field-goal attempts in 2019, including a career long of 49 yards. In a tweet announcing his commitment, Ruggles said he is “blessed beyond belief” to head to Ohio State and will be on scholarship. Jake Seibert had been the Buckeyes’ only other scholarship placekicker. In place of Haubeil last season, Seibert made one of two field-goal attempts, and he struggled recently in the spring game, missing a pair of field goals during the intrasquad scrimmage. Seibert made all 16 of his extra-point attempts during his debut season, including three…
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