Sophomore punter Sean Covington is no longer a member of UCLA’s football program, according to a report from Bruin Report Online.

Covington will be replaced by JUCO punter Matt Mengel, who committed to UCLA on Friday after attending Long Beach Community College for two seasons. He’ll join UCLA as a junior for the 2014 season and will be immediately eligible to play as a preferred walk-on.

As a freshman, Covington flashed some potential as a big-legged punter, averaging the fourth-highest yards per punt (41.94) in the Pac-12. The reason for his absence from the team is unknown.

In Mengel, it seems UCLA will have another huge leg to fill the void at punter. The JUCO prospect, who initially committed to Cal back in March, is listed at 6-foot-3, 220 pounds, and, according to noted kicker scout Chris Sailer, has “one of the strongest legs in the nation.”