Irish pick up verbal from Dallas kicker
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Posted: 12:18 AM Jun 18, 2008
 Last Updated: 12:18 AM Jun 18, 2008
 Reporter: Jeff Jeffers
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On Tuesday, kicker Nick Tausch of Dallas joined punter Ben Turk as the latest rising seniors to verbally commit to the Irish. Neither Tausch nor Turk visited the ND campus but could not pass up the offer to join the Irish in 2009.

Tausch had been hearing from schools like LSU, Oklahoma and Oregon. Although none of those teams had officially offered him. He is the son of Terry Tausch, who was an outstanding offensive lineman for the University of Texas in the early 80's.

Nick attends Dallas Jesuit which is the same school that produced ND kicker Joe Unis, whose extra point win the 1979 Cotton Bowl against Houston. Dallas Jesuit also produced Joe's brother Tom, tight ends Dennis "Teja" Grindinger, Robin Weber and former wide receiver, Omar Jenkins.
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Posted by: ND Fan Location: ND on Jun 20, 2008 at 09:25 AM
Anon, stopping bringing your fourth grade education to a college educated world. You've got that "if I hit someone, it means I like them" vibe going on. Pitiful. I
Posted by: MJ Location: South Bend on Jun 19, 2008 at 08:48 PM
Not sure about Tausch, but Turk averaged 41 yards per punt last year as a Junior. Yes the kicking game has been lacking. Hopefully these 2 will help in that area.
Posted by: Anonymous on Jun 19, 2008 at 01:40 PM
I'm sure they will suck if they are coming to ND....HAHA!
Posted by: ND Fan Location: ND on Jun 18, 2008 at 08:59 AM
Anyone know anything about these kids, namely, can Tausch kick it out of the end zone, and what is Turk's punting average? We have needed improvement in these areas for a long time... are we going to see it?

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