What happened to Barneson?

[Mr Meaty]

Just need 1 good one. If Barneson was questionable last year or so, then a little more should have been done with the recruiting and training.

Teams are limited in fall camp of how many players they can have in. Most times kickers are on their own during that time since they are not in camp. I would assume that is why Lecompte was doing the majority of the kicks for the opener. Now that kickers can be there we will see is Pedersen is going to make it. We better hope so or find someone on the team to help Lecompte with some kicking duties.

[Mr Meaty]

Cam.......also from Eau Claire (as is Barneson) (different high schools)

I don't see the need to preserve a kicker's redshirt if the need is there. Teams without a reliable kicking game can be good teams but I'm not so sure that they can be championship caliber teams.................but that's me.

Agree with this

[Professor Chaos]

I think we're reading a little too much into the one FG attempt LeCompte had last week into how serviceable he'll be this year as punter and placekicker but the bigger question I have is a total lack of any depth behind him. The only other punter on the roster is suspended indefinitely and may be off the team before he ever gets a chance to see the field and the only other placekicker is a true frosh. What happens next year or, God forbid, if LeCompte gets injured this year?

[Bisonator98]

If Cam can hit 40 yard FG's he needs to play now! Asking Ben to do all 3 kicking duties is too much IMO. He is an AA punter and a huge asset to the team. Why risk losing him to injury doing all 3? If Gallagher isn't going to be back on the team who is the backup punter?

[ByeSonBusiness]

It's the way Bison football rolls... you're in the depth chart until your number is called - whether you're a frosh, soph, jr., etc. And then, you have to be ready to step up.

I don't know how often a guy waits until his 5th year(anywhere, much less NDSU) to finally get to kick.

[tcbison]

Jeff Kolpack ‏@FGOSPORTSWRITER 1m1 minute ago
Bison HC Chris Klieman confirms kicker Tom Barneson has left the team and true freshman Cam Pedersen will have his redshirt pulled.

[runtheoption]

Jeff Kolpack ‏@FGOSPORTSWRITER 1m1 minute ago
Bison HC Chris Klieman confirms kicker Tom Barneson has left the team and true freshman Cam Pedersen will have his redshirt pulled.

Working backwards here, maybe CK decided to pull Pederson's redshirt after the Montana game, and then Barney quit.

[Bisonator98]

Working backwards here, maybe CK decided to pull Pederson's redshirt after the Montana game, and then Barney quit.

Very likely IMO.

Hope Cam is our next great kicker. Does he have 4 toes on his kicking foot?

[Bison 4 Life]

Very likely IMO.

Hope Cam is our next great kicker. Does he have 4 toes on his kicking foot?

If not, cut one off.

Good. We have a kicker. It's a weird position. You don't get much better at the actual skill over time, just the ability to do it consistently under pressure so who knows? We might just have a winner here.

[westnodak93bison]

Why the hell didn't we use him against Montana?

Maybe he didn't cut the mustard?

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