The Buffaloes went Down Under to find their replacement for punter Alex Kinney, who just exhausted his eligibility at Colorado.

Australian punter Josh Watts signed a letter of intent with CU shortly after 7 am local time on Wednesday, which was 1 pm on Tuesday in Boulder. The 23-year old Watts will have two years of eligibility to compete with the Buffs in 2020 and 2021, presumably as their starter.

We have our first NLI in for the 2020 class! Congrats to @Joshm_Watts! Welcome to Boulder! #GoBuffs pic.twitter.com/cQzlAGa01D — Mel Tucker (@Coach_mtucker) December 17, 2019

Watts trained at Pro Kick Australia, which produced current CU place kicker James Stefanou and a long list of other college standouts. According to ESPN, by 2018, 65 Division-1 programs had a specialist come through at some point by way of Pro Kick Australia. And five of its former punters have gone on to play in the NFL.

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Watts will have some big shoes to fill at CU as Kinney finished second in the Pac-12 with a 44.0 yard punt average in 2019.

Colorado fans will now have to until after 5 am (MST) on Wednesday for more signed letters of intent to come rolling into the Champions Center. The Buffs are expected to sign between 18-20 more prospects on the first day of the the early signing period, which will be announced by head coach Mel Tucker during a press conference on Wednesday at 1 pm (MST).