Bosher, Reddick Earn All-ACC Honors
Dec. 1, 2008
GREENSBORO, N.C. – University of Miami football kicker/punter Matt Bosher has been named second team All-Atlantic Coast Conference while safety Anthony Reddick earned honorable mention announced Monday.
Bosher was selected All-ACC second team as a kicker and punter. He connected on 17-of-19 field goals. The Lou Groza Award semifinalist ranked third in the ACC in field goal percentage (89.5) and field goals made (17). He was a perfect 38-of-38 in PATs, which tied for the most in the ACC. Bosher ranked second in scoring by a kicker (89 points) and third in overall scoring (89 points). In ACC action, he ranked second in overall scoring (61 points), scoring by a kicker (61 points), field goal percentage (85.7) and led the league going 25-of-25 in PATs. He made two 50-yard field goals, with his career-long, 52-yarder coming in the win against Wake Forest. His 17 made field goals ties for seventh-most in a single season, and his streak of eight consecutive field goals made ranks fourth all-time. His 89 points currently are the ninth most by a kicker in a single-season at Miami. He earned All-ACC Specialist of the Week honors once and was a two-time Lou Groza Award Star of the Week.
As a punter, Bosher led the ACC in conference only games averaging 42.3 yards per punt on 34 punts in eight games. He had a career-long 76-yard punt at Duke, which was the fourth-longest punt in school history. Overall, he averaged 41.1 yards per punt in 12 games for the Hurricanes. He had at least one punt of 50-plus yards in nine of 12 games.
Reddick led Miami in both total tackles (48) and solo tackles (30) against ACC competition. He started 11 of 12 games this season in a secondary that ranks 14th nationally in pass defense. He ranked seventh among all ACC defensive backs in tackles per game in league play (5.9). Reddick tied a career-high with 12 total tackles (seven solo, five assists) in a win at Duke (10/18). He also recorded at least five tackles in six of eight ACC contests.
