PSU’s Stout earns Big Ten Special Team Player of the Week honor

UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. – Penn State senior kicker/punter Jordan Stout was named the Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week, announced by the league office on Monday. Stout played an important role in No. 19/20 Penn State’s 16-10 win over No. 12/15 Wisconsin.

Stout served as Penn State’s kicker, punter and kickoff specialist.

The senior averaged a career-best 53.9 yards per punt on seven attempts. The 53.9 average ranks second in a game at Penn State behind only Ralph Giacomarro (54.75; 1981 at Syracuse).

Stout hit punts of 55, 54, 52, 53 and 76 yards, bringing his career total to eight punts of 50 or more yards. The 76-yard punt was the longest of Stout’s career and is tied for the third-longest in program history with Chris Clauss (1987 vs. Rutgers).

Stout currently holds the third-best punting average in the country and the top average in the Big Ten, leading by more than four yards.

The Virginia native hit a 24-yard field goal to tie the game with 11:26 left in the fourth quarter. He also missed one field goal try and an extra point.
On kickoffs, Stout landed each of his four kicks for touchbacks.

Penn State makes its return to Beaver Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 11 vs. Ball State, a 3:30 p.m. ET start on FS1