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Posted: **Thu Jul 10, 2008 2:52 pm**

Mrs H also said that he is a really good kicker. Now he will be joining Evan. Looks like we are starting a Servite connection.

http://smu.scout.com/a.z?s=357&p=8&c=1&nid=3661475

http://smu.scout.com/2/768380.html

http://smu.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=825754

http://smu.rivals.com/content.asp?SID=1174&CID=775099

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Chris Sailer Kicking's Comments:
Michael is a fine young kicker. He has a great leg and gets outstanding lift on his ball. Huge Kickoffs (65 + Yards with 4.1 + Hang Time) Best kickoffs in the nation. Outstanding potential.

Posted: **Thu Jul 10, 2008 3:05 pm**

So we now have what, two or three scholarships left for 09?

Posted: **Thu Jul 10, 2008 3:24 pm**

Welcome to SMU, Mike!

Posted: **Thu Jul 10, 2008 3:25 pm**

And JJ does not think about punting? I guess when the bases are covered.

Posted: **Thu Jul 10, 2008 3:29 pm**

Chris Sailer's camp, where that picture was swiped from, is basically considered the premier kicking camp in the country. Loftus was named one of three kickers with the "best future."

Posted: **Thu Jul 10, 2008 3:36 pm**

Do you think he's a scholarship kid or an invited/preferred walk-on??

After having Morstead save our collective bacon more times than I want to count, I'm the last to question taking a kicker... But I'd sure like to see a couple of our last remaining ships go to a "franchise" QB, a RB, at least one LB, and maybe another DL.

Hard to argue with this kid's credentials though.

Posted: **Thu Jul 10, 2008 3:37 pm**

Was being recruited hard by USC, Cal and Stanford per Scout.

Posted: **Thu Jul 10, 2008 3:43 pm**

He was offered a scholarship.

Posted: **Thu Jul 10, 2008 3:54 pm**

Morstead was a walk-on. I don't think we could've been more lucky for him to come to SMU.

Hopefully he'll rub off on this kid before he leaves to play on Sundays

Posted: **Thu Jul 10, 2008 4:01 pm**

I think it is a good use of a scholarship. Redshirt this year and our kicking game is in great hands the 4 years after that. And again, I think we will probably wind up signing 19-20 kids. Things aren't the way they use to be. These coaches will do what they have to, to get who they need.

Posted: **Thu Jul 10, 2008 4:12 pm**

Sounds like a scholarship guy, according to the Rivals story.

Posted: **Thu Jul 10, 2008 4:39 pm**

So glad to see that Mike will be at SMU. He's a wonderful kid and a heck of a kicker. Evan will be happy to know about this too

Mrs. H

Posted: **Thu Jul 10, 2008 4:41 pm**

His name is LOFTus how great a name

Posted: **Thu Jul 10, 2008 4:45 pm**

http://www.chrissailerkicking.com/index ... lip&aid=60

Posted: **Thu Jul 10, 2008 5:07 pm**

SMU 86 wrote:Quote:

Chris Sailer Kicking's Comments:
Michael is a fine young kicker. He has a great leg and gets outstanding lift on his ball. Huge Kickoffs (65 + Yards with 4.1 + Hang Time) Best kickoffs in the nation. Outstanding potential.

So that is for kickoffs, correct? Any word on his punting?

Glad to have him!

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