Red Raiders Add 2017 Snow College JUCO Punter Dominic Panazzolo

Written by Ryan Wright

Twitter: @HogManInLA

Texas Tech went with the trend in football adding Adelaide (Australia) native punter Dominic Panazzolo to their 2017 recruiting class on Saturday.

Panazzolo, a freshman at Snow College, has 34 punts on the season covering 1,187 yards. The 6-4, 205 pounder, has nine punts downed inside the 20-yard line with seven attempts being fair caught in eight games played.

Red Raider fans found out about the commitment on Twitter with Panazzolo posting, “I’m happy to say that I have earned and accepted a full athletic scholarship to play at @TexasTechFB.”

Texas Tech now has 14 verbal commitments to their 2017 class. 247Sports rates the Red Raiders class No. 46 in the nation, No. 6 in the Big 12, while Rivals ranks the class No. 58.

Texas Tech Red Raiders 2017 Verbal Commitment List (14)

CB Adam Beck, 6-1.5, 185, George Ranch HS, Richmond, TX

CB John Davis, 6-0.5, 170, Trinity HS, Euless, TX

CB Adrian Frye, 6-0, 170, Aldine Eisenhower, Houston, TX

SS Quincy Addison, 6-2, 175, Angleton HS, Angleton, TX

OC Dawson Deaton, 6-4.5, 297, Frisco HS, Frisco, TX

OG Jack Anderson, 6-5, 300, Frisco HS, Frisco, TX

OG Will Farrar, 6-5, 290, Travis HS, Richmond, TX

OT Casey Verhulst, 6-6, 280, Plano East HS, Plano, TX

OT Dylan Weaver, 6-6, 275, Piedra Vista, Farmington, NM

RB Tyree Range, 6-1, 230, Riverside C.C., Riverside, CA

QB Xavier Martin, 6-0, 180, Steele HS, Cibolo, TX

WR Bronson Boyd, 6-3, 185, Oakridge HS, Arlington, TX

ATH Kamren Curl, 6-2, 176, Muskogee HS, Muskogee, OK

P Dominic Panazzolo, 6-5, 205, Snow College C.C., Ephraim, UT

 

Photo credit: Snow College; No. 85 Dominic Panazzolo runs a fake punt.