Rendell is tied for 46 th in average hang time (3.88 seconds) and has dropped 17 punts inside the opponents’ 20-yard-line with zero touchbacks. “James is a guy that has so much talent ...

Notre Dame football has a starting punter from Australia (James Rendell) and four other players on its 2025 projected roster ...

SOUTH BEND —Notre Dame football punter James Rendell had a key role as a decoy last season on a handful of widely celebrated fakes out of punt formation. “We’ll see,” Rendell said with a ...

#16 James Rendell — Punter. Notre Dame has a formula for bringing in kickers and punters to play football for the Irish — and that’s normally through the transfer portal.

Unlike Notre Dame predecessors Blake Grupe (formerly of Arkansas State) and Spencer Shrader (ex-South Florida), Mitch Jeter is used to noisy stadiums.

Punter James Rendell had the best day of his young career. The Australian averaged 47.3 yards on four punts after entering the game with a 39.1 yards per punt average through the first three games.

* The coaching staff has referred to James Rendell as a 5-tool punter because of everything he can do. We hear what the Australian says about that and discuss his comments.

SOUTH BEND — Australian punter James Rendell won’t be a one-and-done contributor for Notre Dame football after all. According to special teams coordinator Marty Biagi, Notre Dame recently ...

Australian James Rendell is the third primary punter in as many seasons for Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman, following Jon Sot and Bryce McFerson.