Oklahoma State has another Australian punter in the fold, and Lachie Pozzobon is stepping into a line that has become familiar in Stillwater.
Pozzobon arrived through the transfer portal in January, and almost immediately got a message on Instagram from someone he had heard of but never actually met: former Oklahoma State punter Tom Hutton. Both men came through Prokick Australia before making the jump to American college football, and Pozzobon said that connection meant a lot.
"When I started Prokick, Tom was one of the boys over here," Pozzobon said Tuesday in his first media appearance since arriving at OSU. "It was pretty special to get a message from him. They've done a terrific job here, so I've got big shoes to fill."
That “they” matters. Hutton wasn’t the only Aussie to leave a mark at OSU - Hudson Kaak also punted for the Cowboys for two seasons after Hutton’s four. With Pozzobon in place for 2026, Oklahoma State is set to have an Australian punter in seven of the last eight seasons.
Pozzobon’s path to that spot started in a way that sounds almost accidental. He’s 23, and until five years ago, American football wasn’t really on his radar. Then he saw an Instagram ad for Prokick Australia after finishing high school and decided to check it out.
"That's when I finished high school and I was scrolling on Instagram and came across an ad about punting," he said. "It was through Prokick, so I went down and I spoke to Nathan Chapman, the head guy at Prokick.
"That's when I really figured out what American football was. I've been kicking a ball since I was about 3 or 4 years old, so it's something I feel like I can do. Ever since I found out about it, it's what I've wanted to do."
Prokick Australia has built a pipeline by teaching Aussie Rules Football players how to punt or kick an American football, and Pozzobon spent about four years there before moving on. He said that time gave him the foundation he needed.
"I spent about four years there," Pozzobon said. "Some people go straight in and straight out.
Some people, a little bit longer. But I'm glad I had those four years there.
I feel like it set me up really well and I feel pretty prepared for this year, so I'm confident."
Before landing at Oklahoma State, Pozzobon spent last season at Stephen F. Austin, where he was named an FCS Football Central Freshman All-American. He averaged 41.8 yards per punt and downed 17 kicks inside the opponent’s 20-yard line.
Special teams coach Drew Svoboda helped bring him to OSU, and offensive coordinator Eric Morris has already been impressed by what the punter brings to the table. Pozzobon’s hangtime is a big part of the package, but Morris pointed to the creativity too - the kind that lets a punter turn a routine play into something a little more unpredictable.
"I think it's cool to see the creativity come out in a punter's mind and in a special teams coordinator's mind," Morris said. "We did some backed-up punt situation stuff last week at some point, and just to watch the placement that he had on these balls. And backed up, how fast he could get them out.
"He can run right, punt left. He can run left, punt right.
I mean, all kinds of trick stuff. They call one a boomerang, I think, which spins (sideways) when you kick it.
So there's some crazy ones that we're going to pull out at some point."
Morris also said having a punter like Pozzobon can influence fourth-down decisions, even though he is typically aggressive in those situations anyway.
And beyond the kicks, Morris seems to be enjoying the full Australian experience. He said Pozzobon’s personality has made an early impression in the locker room.
"He maybe has one of the best personalities on this team, and I think, naturally, our kids are drawn to his accent and the way certain things sound when he pronounces things," Morris said. "Obviously he's got the mustache, he's got the mullet. I mean, he's got the whole persona of an Australian punter.
"I think he becomes more and more Americanized every single day. I think he loves Stillwater, and he loves the culture over here. So it's been fun to watch him try to grow with the rest of his teammates here."
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