A chief objective for any offense in college football is to be able to run successfully over the right or left side.
It’s not much different for Tennessee punter Jackson Ross.
The 6-foot-3, 201-pound redshirt sophomore from Melbourne, Australia, displayed the unique talent for last season’s Volunteers of being able to kick the ball away from either foot. His ability to roll to either side before punting proved entertaining to Tennessee fans and frustrating to Vols foes.
“It’s something I’ve been doing my whole life,” Ross said in a news conference earlier this spring. “My old man wanted me kicking with my left foot, and in Australian football, if you get into trouble kicking right, you’re going to get it blocked. Being able to go to my left adds a different dimension.
“It definitely makes it harder for people to scheme up blocks.”