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Australian punter signs with Miami on National Signing Day
Jim Reineking, USA TODAY Published 1:08 a.m. ET Feb. 6, 2019 | Updated 1:14 a.m. ET Feb. 6, 2019

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/acc/2019/02/05/national-signing-day-miami-hurricanes-sign-punter-australia/2786541002/

Thanks to the International Date Line, the Miami Hurricanes got a jumpstart on Wednesday's National Signing Day.

Louis Hedley, a 6-foot-4, 215-pound (and heavily tattooed) punter from Australia, became the day's first player to sign his National Letter of Intent, doing so from his hometown of Mandurah, Australia.

Hedley is a junior college transfer out of the City College of San Francisco, where he kicked during the 2017 season (averaging 38.6 yards a punt), redshirted in 2018 and then verbally committed to play at Miami.

"It’s official!! I'm a cane," Hedley posted on Twitter. "Thank you to everyone that has helped me get to this point. LETS GOO!!"

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It’s official!! I’m a cane?????? Thank you to everyone that has helped me get to this point. ??LETS GOO!! 3??0??5?? #TNM #BEATUF @CanesFootball @ProkickAus @Coach_MannyDiaz @JohnnyPKA @CoachKalter @CoachKalter @67outlaw @CCSFFootball @tweetiebeattie @richiehedley

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It's signing day somewhere. ??

The Australian punter is officially a member of #Surge19. Welcome to The U, @LouisHedley1!

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Congratulations to @CCSFFootball Louis Hedley @LouisHedley1 for his commitment to @CanesFootball #noplacelikecity #ramprice

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Hedley — who is 25 years old, according The Guardian, the student newspaper of CCSF — is the first signee for first-year 'Canes head coach Manny Diaz. Diaz was hired by Miami on Dec. 30 and is inheriting a team that struggled in the punting department last season. The Hurricanes averaged just 38.3 yards a punt in 2018, which ranked the team at 115th out of 130 FBS programs.

Judging by the tape, Hedley — the top-rated junior college punter, according to 247Sports — might be able to immediately make an impact for the Hurricanes' special teams in 2019.

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Working both styles today. Looking forward to this weekends official visit ???? #itsallabouttheU #surge19

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Hedley displays an ability to punt like a traditional American football punter, or roll out and kick like players do in Australian rules football. He also might be a devastating presence on punt fakes.