Zac Murphy Class: RS Junior Hometown: Cincinnati, OH High School: Kings Height / Weight: 6-0 / 205 Position: Punter

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SCOUTING REPORT: Coaches indicate that he punted well during spring drills, getting better and better as practices went on ... because coaches want him to hang up his punts, his average may suffer a bit ... a good coffin-corner punter ... very conscientious and one of the team's spiritual leaders.

2011: Played in all 12 games as Miami's primary punter ... punted 56 times for an average of 39.1 yards, with a long of 66 yards ... booted seven punts of 50+ yards and landed 13 inside the 20-yard line.

2010: A third-team All-MAC selection as a redshirt freshman ... he punted 59 times and averaged 39.1 yards per kick, including a season-long 66-yarder at Buffalo ... in that game against the Bulls, Murphy averaged 56.7 yards on three punts ... 25 of his punts ended up as fair catches, 13 were downed inside the 20-yard line and four were touchbacks ... originally a walk-on, he was awarded a scholarship in mid August.

2009: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: A three-time letter winner in football, he captained his team as a senior ... averaged more than 41 yards per punt and 57 yards per kickoff ... his 20 field goals (of 26 attempts) tied an Ohio single-season record ... earned second-team all-state honors ... he broke the school record with a 55-yard field goal ... played in Ohio's East-West All-Star Game ... also lettered in baseball as a pitcher and in basketball as a forward ... prep football coach was Andy Olds.

PERSONAL: Born May 3, 1990 ... son of Dan and Jodi Murphy ... dad played college tennis at Cedarville University ... majoring in middle childhood education at Miami, his GPA is nearly 3.0.