Rodrigo Blankenship couldn’t go on forever handling kicks and kickoffs for the University of Georgia.
The Bulldogs may have landed his successor Thursday.
Jared Zirkel, a 6-foot-3, 185-pounder from Tivy High School in Kerrville, Texas, announced his nonbinding pledge to Georgia’s 2020 signing class via social media. Zirkel won a kickoff competition earlier this month at Georgia among a field of more than 160 campers.
“I am excited to announce my commitment to the University of Georgia to continue my education and football career. Go Dawgs!” Zirkel posted on Twitter.
Zirkel made a 59-yard field goal as a junior last season and had 63 of his 70 kickoffs result in touchbacks. He also averaged 38.3 yards on 44 punts with a long of 56.