PISCATAWAY, N.J. – P
Adam Korsak earned a spot on the
Sporting News First Team All-America listing released Tuesday. Korsak becomes the first Scarlet Knight to claim a first-team All-America selection since Eric Foster and Brian Leonard (three-time honoree) both garnered the honor in 2006.
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Other first-team picks in program history include Marco Battaglia (1995), Nate Toran (1976), Alex Kroll (1961), Bill Austin (1958), Homer Hazel (1923 & 1924), Paul Robeson (1918), Harry Rockafeller (1915) and John Toohey (1914).
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The winner of the 2022 Ray Guy Award as the best punter in the nation, Korsak is an All-American for the second time after being picked to second teams by the
Associated Press,
FWAA,
Phil Steele and Walter Camp in 2021. Khaseem Greene was the last Rutgers multiple-time selection with All-America accolades in 2011 and 2012.
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The NCAA all-time leader in punting attempts (349) and yardage (15,318), Korsak led a unit that held opponents to -11 return yards this season, best in the nation, with just one positive return against in 75 attempts. He pinned a national-best 32 punts inside the 20 to help Rutgers rank third overall in net punting (43.57).
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Korsak forced 35 fair catches and a recovered muff that led to a touchdown. He booted 14 at least 50 yards, blasting a season-long 77-yarder at Minnesota to set a stadium record. In addition, Korsak was recognized on the weekly Ray's 8 seven times in 2022, winning national punter of the week on two occasions.
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For his career, the Aussie downed 41.5 percent of his punts inside the 20 with only seven touchbacks (2.0 percent). In a 27-game span between 2019 and 2022, Korsak had a streak of 150 consecutive attempts without a touchback. He never had a punt blocked or returned for a touchdown, with 63 attempts of at least 50 yards. That included a school-record 79-yard boot in 2018.
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Korsak is just one of two players in Rutgers history to be voted a captain three times and is tied for the program record with 58 career games played. In addition, the four-time Academic All-Big Ten selection previously earned a spot as a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy, which recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation for combined academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership. He is also a member of the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team® for holding a GPA of at least 3.5 and is working on a second master's degree.
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