It’s a good thing Emporia State special teams coach Gary Manuel goes with the clean-shaven look. Otherwise, Manuel would have been tearing out his hair this season.
After ESU special teams started the year with such promise with Brian Murphy returning a punt for a touchdown in Week 1 against Western State, the special teams has had issues — most notably blocking issues. The Hornets have had three punts blocked, a field goal blocked and blocking issues have helped lead their kickers to make an MIAA-worst 20-of-26 extra-point attempts.
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