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specialists player biographies Returning Players Kyle Brind za • K/P Jr. • Canton, Mich. Ht.: 6-1 • Wt.: 236 Career Highlights: Transitioned nicely into the starting placekicker role last season after he served as the kickoff specialist in all 13 games as a rookie and 2012 starter Nick Tausch went down with an injury … Could also add punting duties this season … Set single-season school records last season for points scored by a kicker (97), field goals made (23) and field goals attempted (31) … His point total ranked seventh in program annals … He also tied the single-game school record with five field goals made against USC, including a career-long 52 yarder — the second-longest kick in school history … Also kicked off 71 times with 26 touchbacks and a 62.6-yard average, and was named the Special Teams Player of the Year … Was the kickoff specialist for the Irish in all 13 games as a rookie … Landed 12 touchbacks on 71 attempts and averaged 65.3 yards per kickoff. Prep: Set Michigan state high school record with 19 field goals made as a senior at Plymouth High, including six from 50 yards or longer … Also averaged 43.2 yards per punt and notched 60 touchbacks in 63 kickoff attempts … Played in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl in Myrtle Beach, S.C. … Was awarded first-team All-State honors by the Associated Press as a senior … Tabbed the nation's No. 6 kicker by Rivals.com. Personal: Born Jan. 13, 1993 … Enrolled in College of Arts and Letters. Year G FGM-AL G XPM-APts. 2011 130-0—0-00 97 20121323-315228-29 Totals 2623-315228-29 97 Sco tt Dal y • L S So. • Downers Grove, Ill. Ht.: 6-2 • Wt.: 248 Career Highlights: Did not see action in 2012. Prep: Was named the National High School Long Snapper of the Year in 2011 after winning the first Herbalife 24 Chris Rubio Award … Ranked as the secondbest long snapper in the country by 247Sports … Played tight end and handled long snapping duties at Downers Grove South High, helping the team go 10-2 and reach the Class 8A state quarterfinals as a senior … Earned special mention on the Chicago Tribune All-State team for 2011 and was an all-conference honoree at tight end in 2010. Personal: Born Feb. 2, 1994 … Was enrolled in First Year of Studies. N ick Ta u sch • K 5th-Sr. • Plano, Texas Ht.: 6-0 • Wt.: 195 Career Highlights: Has appeared in 13 games during his career … Converted 16 of 19 field goal attempts (84.2 percent), with a long of 46 yards, and 32 of 36 point after tries, and kicked off 43 times for an average of 60.6 yards per attempt … Began last season as the starting kicker, and went Fifth-year senior kicker Nick Tausch set a then-Notre Dame record with 13 straight made field goals in 2009, but has served as the backup to David Ruffer and Kyle Brindza the past three years. photo courtesy notre dame media relations 5 of 6 on point after tries and 1 of 1 on field goal attempts, a 34-yarder, before suffering an injury that relegated him to backup duty … Did not see any game action in 2011 … Played in three games during the 2010 season and went 1 of 1 on field goals with eight kickoffs for an average of 55.4 yards … Had an outstanding debut season in 2009 before missing the final three games with a foot injury … Went 14 of 17 on field goals and 27 of 30 on extra points for 69 points, which ranked second on the team … He also kicked off 35 times for an average of 61.8 yards … Tied program records as a rookie with five field goals and 17 points against Washington … Also set a school record with 14 straight field goals made, but that mark has since been broken. Prep: Coming out of Jesuit High School, he was ranked as the No. 9 kicker in the country by Rivals.com … As a senior he converted 9 of 15 field goals, including successful attempts from 51 and 53 yards … The lone kicker named to the Dallas Morning News Top 100 list for area players … The Texas Sports Writers Association named him thirdteam all-state after his final campaign. BGI's 2013 Depth Chart No.Kicker 27 Kyle Brindza 40 Nick Tausch — John Chereson No.Punter 27 Kyle Brindza 98 Alex Wulfeck — Andrew Antognoli No.L ong Snapper 61 Scott Daly Ht. 6-1 6-0 5-10 Ht. 6-1 5-9 6-2 Ht. 6-2 Wt. 225 201 160 Wt. 225 175 195 Wt. 245 Cl./Elig. Jr./2 5th/1 Fr./4 Cl./Elig. Jr./2 5th/1 Fr./4 Cl./Elig. So./4 Personal: Born April 30, 1991 … Father, Terry, played offensive line in the NFL and was on the San Francisco 49ers squad that won Super Bowl XXIV … Brother, Eric, is a 295-pound junior center at TCU … Enrolled in College of Arts and Letters, majoring in sociology. Year G FGM-AL G XPM-APts. 2009 9 14-174627-30 69 20103 1-1340-03 2011 DNP 20121 1-1345-68 Totals 1316-194632-36 80 Newcomer A le x Wul feck • P 5th-Sr. • Jacksonville, Fla. Ht.: 5-9 • Wt.: 175 Career Highlights: Transferred from Wake Forest, where he appeared in 25 games during the first four years of his career … Averaged 39.7 yards per attempt in 2011, but lost his starting job last fall … Ranked fifth in the ACC in punting average as a junior and also served as the holder on field goal and extra point attempts … Logged 70 punts in 2011 with five touchbacks, 13 that landed inside the 20-yard line and a long of 59 yards … Recorded a pair of punt attempts in 2010 and averaged 34.0 yards per kick … Did not see action during the 2009 campaign. Prep: Helped The Bolles School to four district championships and a pair of state crowns as a four-year letterman … The school went 48-3 during his career … Punted 80 times in his career with an average of 41.1 yards per attempt. Personal: Born Aug. 13, 1990 … Majored in health and exercise science at Wake Forest. Blue & Gold Illustrated 2013 Football Preview ✦ 111 108-111.Specialists.indd 111 6/25/13 2:40 PM