Everything about Josh Huston totally explained
Josh Huston (born
February 28,
1982 in
Findlay, Ohio) is an
American football placekicker who played
college football at
Ohio State University.
High school career
Huston played
high school football at
Findlay High School, where he earned first-team All-Ohio honors as a junior. His
holder at Findlay was current
National Football League quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. His high school play ended as the Findlay Trojans lost in the Division I regional semifinals to
Grove City, 59-41.
College career
After graduating in
2000, he signed to play for Ohio State. He was
redshirted in 2000, and lost the kicking job to
Mike Nugent in
2001. In
2002, he was injured again, prompting him to petition the NCAA for a medical redshirt, giving him a sixth year of eligibility. This petition was eventually granted, and after being a backup to Nugent in
2003 and
2004, he took over the
starting duty for the Buckeyes in
2005. During that season, he established himself as one of the nation's top kickers, hitting 22 of 28
field goals and 44 of 45
extra points to score 110 points for the Buckeyes.
During a
September 10 2005 game against the
2005 Texas Longhorn football team, Josh Huston made five field goals and attempted a sixth. The five field goals by Josh Huston tied an Ohio State school and stadium record. He now shares the school record with Mike Nugent (at
North Carolina State,
September 19 2004) and
Bob Atha (vs.
Indiana,
24 October 1981 in Ohio Stadium).
Professional career
Huston entered the
2006 NFL Draft, but wasn't selected. He signed on April 30 with the
Chicago Bears. He was released by Chicago on August 24, 2006.
On November 2, 2006, Huston was signed by the
Las Vegas Gladiators, of the
Arena Football League. However, before ever playing in an AFL game, the
New York Giants signed him to their roster on January 12th, 2007.
With former New York Giant
placekicker Jay Feely signing with the
Miami Dolphins on March 7, 2007, the Giants were willing to hand their placekicking duties over to Huston. However, on May 22, 2007, the Giants traded for
Kansas City Chiefs kicker
Lawrence Tynes.
As Tynes won the job, Huston was cut from the Giants on Saturday,
September 1,
2007.
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Kansas City Chiefs, but wasn't signed.
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Huston was signed to the
practice squad of the
Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League on October 10, 2007 and was cut on October 15, 2007.
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On
January 7,
2008, Huston won the "Alumni Kicker Challenge" for his alma mater
OSU during halftime of the 2008
BCS National Championship, against former
LSU kicker
David Browndyke. Huston won $100,000 for the general scholarship fund of Ohio State.
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