Spring camp’s over, and it served as the appetizer for what’s to come in the fall. But even while the weather was nice, it’s not all sunshine and rainbows in the proverbial sense. Spring football is essentially a very marked line in the sand between ambition and reality. A tryst with players gauging the overall landscape and the circumstances at their program. Most importantly, their standing within it all. One player, despite his team making the playoffs last season, came out on the other side of camp feeling the grass is greener elsewhere. He’s hit the transfer portal and taking his “special” talents elsewhere. Even punters have levels and brackets. This one is right in the upper echelons of that overlooked but important position group.
The transfer portal opening right after spring camp is as polarizing as anything in College Football. The Nico Iamaleava-Tennessee ordeal over the weekend has only fanned the flames of his already contentious subject. Players can bail on their teams at a very precarious time of the year. Even come across a bit selfish in the process. But you’ve got to look out for yourself sometimes. Especially when you’re entering your final year of collegiate eligibility and hoping for one big final push before your football career ends. Or maybe even boost your chances to get drafted to the NFL. Heck, maybe even see what plying your trade in a Power conference feels like. If you’re Australian, perhaps you’re simply just trying to experience a new campus!
Boise State punter James Ferguson-Reynolds, indeed from down under, has announced he’s entering the transfer portal. “After an unforgettable and incredible three-year journey with BoiseStateFB, I’ve decided to enter my name into the transfer portal with 1 year of eligibility remaining,” wrote Ferguson-Reynolds on X. “Thank you to my coaches, teammates, and Bronco Nation for the unforgettable memories, support, and lessons that I will forever hold close to me, I’m grateful for every moment I’ve had since you all took me in and will forever cherish my time here at Boise State.” James Ferguson-Reynolds came over to Boise in ‘22. Similar to many of his contemporaries hailing from an Aussie Rules background, he took to punting like a duck to water.
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— James Ferguson (@JamesFergusonR) April 15, 2025
Right off the bat, Ferguson-Reynolds averaged 41.8 yards a punt. The true freshman took things up a notch his sophomore year. That ‘23 season was his magnum opus, as much as a punter can have one! He averaged 49.7 yards/punt, leading the entire country. In fact, this ranked 6th all time. He even broke the Boise State single-season record in the process. James Ferguson-Reynolds was now an All-American who probably could’ve jumped ship in that off-season. Instead, he remained ten toes down. Helping Boise State make the inaugural 12-team CFP as the flag bearers for the G5. His individual numbers took a slight dip as he averaged just shy of 44 yards an attempt. But it hasn’t prevented him from now chancing the portal before running out of eligibility.
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