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Vandals Add Austin Rehkow As Potent Weapon

That kick. The 67 yard shot heard around the world. That beautiful last minute game winning impossible cannon shot that tied the game for Central Valley allowing them to beat Shadle Park 62-55 in overtime. Austin Rehkow made history on that night with the 3rd longest field goal in the history of all of football.

Vandals Add Austin Rehkow As Potent Weapon

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That kick.   The 67 yard shot heard around the world.  That beautiful last minute game winning impossible cannon shot that tied the game for Central Valley allowing them to beat Shadle Park 62-55 in overtime.  Austin Rehkow made history on that night with the 3rd longest field goal in the history of all of football.

You can catch our in-depth story and interview here.

In the aftermath of all of that everyone just assumed that a guy with a leg like that would have offers pouring in.  But the reality is that one kick does not make a kicker.  Still Austin has a history of big kicks and schools began to look.

Here is the thing.  He is a better punter then Kicker.  His average punt was 48 yards and his hang time at least 4 seconds.  That is one explosive leg and something any team can use.

Many of you probably do not know that a scholarship for a kicker is rare.  They usually walk on as a preferred guy and then scholarship after they prove themselves a year or so.  So it was not a foregone conclusion that Austin would break the norm.

But that story was just to good to have less then a happy ending and yesterday Austin found his.

“I am committed to the Idaho Vandals.  It was just such a great fit for me and it’s a full ride,” said the cool and collected kid.  “The Coaches want me to be the punter and we will see about any of the other kicking duties later.”

Apparently Rehkow had an offer from powerhouse EWU and Idaho and chose the Vandals.  Why?

“I went down there and just loved the feel of the campus and the facilities.  Coach Petrino (Paul) is a straight shooter and is a great guy that you want to play for.  I am really looking forward to spending the next 4 years as a Vandal!”

Austin is busy right now helping his Bears on the hardwood.  The team is an awesome 13-1 and leading the League and he starts playing Guard and Forward depending on their needs.

So Austin Rehkow who is on our War Room 2013 Recruitment Board is the latest NW Prep Football player to have a school finally penciled in.  The Board is hot as coaches from around the Country have been hitting it hard looking for talent and seeing how many guys we have out here like Rehkow.

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