Adam Stack

Adam Stack kicks at the University of Oregon during an elite kicking event

(Courtesy of Adam Stack/Chris Sailer Kicking)

The Oregon Ducks football program has had its share of ups and downs in the kicking game over the past 10-15 years, but if the recruiting rankings hold true that may soon become an issue of the past.

On Wednesday afternoon, Adam Stack, arguably the nation's top kicker and punter, committed to Oregon over offers from Army, Miami (Fla.), Oregon State, San Diego State and Wisconsin.

"When I visited in June I just had a great relationship with the coaching staff and it felt like the right fit for me walking around campus," he said. "I could really see myself fitting in and being successful at Oregon."

The 6-foot-2, 175-pound kicker/punter, out of Honolulu, Hawaii, is a former soccer star and boasts a career long field goal of 48 yards, but said he is "comfortable from 60" in a practice setting.

Despite the astonishing leg strength, Stack said the recruiting process was arduous, as scholarship offers for kickers aren't as readily available compared to more high-profile positions.

"(You have to be) very, very patient," he said. "It takes awhile for coaches to recruit kickers and a lot of schools don't recruit a kicker every year. You definitely have to be patient. It sucks at times, but when you see your hard work pay off it really means a lot."

Stack is the ninth Oregon football pledge in the class of 2017.

-- Andrew Nemec

anemec@oregonian.com

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