Alex Wulfeck, who will join the Irish this summer, averaged 39.7 yards on 72 punts in three seasons at
Wake Forest.
photo courtesy wake forest
ity remaining after sitting
out his freshman season,
averaged 39.6 yards per
kick in 72 attempts while
playing for the Demon
Deacons. He suffered a
groin injury on the first
day of the 2012 season
training camp and felt he
never got a fair chance to
earn his spot back when
he was healthy.
Wulfeck previously
met Kelly and members of his staff as a high
school prospect when
they were still at Cincinnati. He was named
the best punter at the
Bearcats��� summer camp
as a junior. A former
coach from The Bolles
School, Wulfeck���s high
school in Jacksonville,
Fla., reached out to the
Notre Dame staff to reestablish the connection.
He had a chance to
see Notre Dame���s campus and experience the
football atmosphere
last November when he
traveled with his team to
play the Irish on their Senior Day. He said he was
impressed by the experi-
ence and by how many
fans stuck around even
though the game was a
blowout.
���I think that was the
nailing point home for
me when I knew Notre
Dame was interested,��� he
said. ���I was just in total
shock that the fans were
so true. It was amazing.
It had a powerful impact
on me.���
The 5-9, 175-pound
punter doesn���t have
overwhelming power,
according to kicking
specialist coach Greg
