By Mark Maynard / Prokickernews.com
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Carson Greifenkamp made a strong impression during the Ray Guy Prokicker.com kicking Academy camp on Tuesday.
Greifenkamp’s strong leg and accuracy made a believer out of Prokicker.com staff member Nick Pollard, an accomplished kicker himself. Pollard is a scholarship kicker for the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga. He’s a veteran Prokicker.com camper and staffer.
“He’s a great kid and his hang on the field goals is phenomenal,” Pollard said. “He made about 80 percent of his field goals with plenty of distance to go through. He averaged about 66 yards with a 3.65 (hang time) on kickoffs. He’s definitely a top 10 kid.”
Greifenkamp has been identified as a top prospect by Prokicker.com, one of the most trusted sources for kickers and punters in the United States.
Pollard knows what the camps can do for players like Greifenkamp, who he believes is good enough to be on a college roster someday.
“The kids here were awesome,” Pollard said. “They wanted to be out here. You have to want to do it, to be out here in 100 degree heat with no shade. What you put into it is what you get out of it.”
Pollard was injured in fall camp last August and played in one game before being redshirted. He’s looking forward to competing and playing for the Mocs, who signed him to a scholarship out of high school.
Last year, he said, UTC opened the season with eventual national champion Auburn. This year the Mocs play Nebraska.
“I’m looking forward to getting started,” he said.
