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 Spencer Roth 36
Spencer Roth
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Knoxville, Tenn.
High School:
Catholic HS
Height / Weight:
6-4 / 225
Position:
P
Experience:
1L
Second-year starting punter... Big, strong-legged sophomore... 2011 Big 12 All-Freshman... Young, capable successor in line of recent Baylor punters that includes Daniel Sepulveda and Derek Epperson (both four-year starters).

2011 (True Freshman): Played in 11 of 13 games as Bears' primary punter in true freshman season, earning first collegiate letter... Named to Big 12 All-Freshman team by Yahoo!/Rivals.com... Only two games didn't play due to team attempting no punts... Averaged 40.5 yards on 29 punts for team that led nation in fewest punts... Pinned six punts inside 20-yard line, recorded only three touchbacks and had five punts fair caught... Made collegiate debut in season-opening win over No. 14 TCU, punted four times for 36.2-yard average... Didn't see action against SFA (second game) or Rice (third game) due to lack of punting opportunities... Four punts for 43.0-yard average, including 58-yarder and one inside 20 in win over Iowa State (fifth game)... Averaged 43.7 yards on three punts at No. 21 Texas A&M (sixth game), including one inside 20... Only action at No. 3 Oklahoma State (seventh game) came as decoy on successful fake punt... Averaged 46.0 yards on three punts in win at Kansas (ninth game), including one inside 20-yard line... Punted season-high six times for 40.3-yard average in win over No. 5 Oklahoma (10th game), including two inside 20-yard line... Only punt against Texas Tech (11th game) went for 44 yards... Boomed season-long 64-yarder in only punt in win over Texas (12th game)... Had two 50-plus yard punts in Alamo Bowl win over Washington, a 53-yarder and 51-yarder.

High School: Played under coaches Mark Pemberton and Scout Meadows at KCHS... Rated nation's No. 7 punter prospect by Scout.com and No. 15 by ESPN.com... 2010 Class 5A Tennessee All-State selection by Tennessee Sports Writer Association as senior... One of three finalists for 2010 Tennessee Titan Mr. Football Kicker of the Year... Named 2010 first-team All-PrepXtra by Knoxville News-Sentinel...Averaged 40.3 yards-per-punt on 33 attempts and downed eight kicks inside the 20-yard line (long of 72 yards) as senior in 2010.

Personal:  Son of Randy and Lisa Roth... Full name is Spencer Logan Roth... Born April 28, 1993 in Knoxville, Tenn... Majoring in pre-business.