Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
41.6 gross, but 15 of 37 inside the 20 (40.5%) — a pinner. pinner
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
2025 games, yards per punt per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Mitch McCarthy
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line. Played for two head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Gus Malzahn and Curt Cignetti.
Play style
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
41.6 gross, but 15 of 37 inside the 20 (40.5%) — a pinner. pinner
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Indiana’s specialists
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-14vs Old Dominion | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 47 | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 20-15@ Iowa | 4 | 155 | 38.8 | 44 | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 30-20@ No. 3 Oregon | 5 | 192 | 38.4 | 41 | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 56-6vs UCLA | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 55-10@ Maryland | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-24@ Penn State | 4 | 162 | 40.5 | 45 | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-7vs Wisconsin | 4 | 137 | 34.3 | 48 | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 56-3@ Purdue | 4 | 189 | 47.3 | 52 | 2 | |
| Wk 15 | W 13-10vs No. 1 Ohio State | 3 | 107 | 35.7 | 44 | 3 | |
Bowl | W 38-3vs No. 11 Alabama | 2 | 83 | 41.5 | 44 | 1 | |
Bowl | W 56-22vs No. 5 Oregon | 3 | 142 | 47.3 | 49 | 2 | |
Bowl | W 27-21vs No. 10 Miami | 5 | 241 | 48.2 | 55 | 2 | |
| Total | 37 | 1541 | 41.6 | 55 | 15 |
Bowl · 2025
W 27-21
vs Miami · neutral site
48.2 yards per punt · 5 punts · 2 inside the 20
A close one, won by 6 at a neutral site.
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
41%15 of 37Touchback rate
0%0 of 37Yards / punt
41.637 puntsLong
55yards41.6 yards/punt on 37 punts · 41% placed inside the 20.
A stat line in 49 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Gus Malzahn and Curt Cignetti.
From Melbourne, VIC — one of 84 Australians punting in FBS this season.