Jake Weinberg has gone from Florida State to Miami, and the move is looking awfully good for the Hurricanes.
The former Seminoles kicker has been sharp since arriving in Coral Gables, giving Miami another steady piece as the team keeps barreling through the season. The Hurricanes are 5-0 overall and 3-0 in the ACC, and Weinberg has been part of a special teams operation that has barely missed.
Miami’s run has been built on both sides of the ball. The Hurricanes are putting up 49.6 points per game and allowing just 9.8. That kind of production has them in position to chase an ACC title and a spot in the College Football Playoff, and Weinberg’s reliability adds another layer to the formula.
Through this season, Weinberg has averaged 88.24 percent on touchbacks on kickoffs. He is 5-of-6 on field goals and a perfect 26-of-26 on extra points for the Hurricanes.
His longest make came Saturday against Clemson, when he drilled a 50-yarder. He also connected from 24 yards in Miami’s 41-13 win over the Tigers, and earlier in the year he hit from 46 yards against Stanford in the season opener.
Weinberg’s transfer stands out even more when you look back at his time at Florida State. Last season, he made 12-of-19 field goals, good for 63 percent, and went 46-for-46 on extra points. His kickoffs resulted in touchbacks 91 percent of the time.
He also had a memorable moment for the Seminoles on the road at Virginia, where he put Florida State ahead in the first overtime. But the defense could not hold, and Virginia finished off a 46-38 win in the second overtime.
Florida State has moved on to Gabe Panikowski this season, and he has been perfect so far. Panikowski is 6-of-6 on field goals and 20-of-20 on extra points, with four of his six field goals coming from 40 yards or longer.
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