#14 Scott Blair
Class: Junior
Hometown: Calhoun, Ga.
High School: Calhoun
Height / Weight: 6-0 / 180
Position: Placekicker/Punter
2008
Handled Tech's PATs, field goals, kickoffs and punts... the first Tech player to handle both kicking and punting in the same season since Ron Rice in 1983... ranked second on the team in scoring (69 points)... ranked 10th in the ACC in scoring by kicking (5.3 ppg) and 10th in field goal percentage (.632)... converted 12-of-19 field goal attempts including 8-of-8 from less than 30 yards and 12-of-13 from within 40 yards... handled 41 of Tech's 47 punts for an average of 38.9 yards... eleven of his 41 punts were downed inside the 20... booted six punts of 50 yards or more... made two touchdown-saving tackles on the kickoff team... made eight solo tackles and 10 total tackles... kicked two field goals and scored 11 points vs. Miami (Nov. 20)... booted a 31-yard field goal in his only attempt and had two punts inside the 20 vs. Florida State (Nov. 1)... kicked a 39-yard field goal in his only attempt vs. Virginia (Oct. 25)... had four punts downed inside the 20 and made a touchdown-saving tackle at Clemson (Oct. 18)... nominated for ACC Specialist of the Week after his performance vs. Gardner-Webb (Oct. 11)... scored four points and made his only field goal attempt... had five punts for an average of 48.4 yards against the Bulldogs, including three punts of longer than 50 yards and a long of 58 yards... scored nine points vs. Duke (Oct. 4) after making both field goal attempts and all three PATs... scored eight points, making his only field goal attempt and 5-of-5 PATs against Mississippi State (Sept. 20)... had a long punt of 53 yards at Virginia Tech (Sept. 13)... his only punt against Jacksonville State (Aug. 28) was a 51-yarder... came to Tech as a walk-on but was awarded a scholarship by coach Paul Johnson just prior to the start of the season.
2007
Handled 68 of Tech's 70 kickoffs... helped the Yellow Jackets rank second nationally in kickoff return yardage defense... went the entire season without penalizing the team with an out-of-bounds kickoff... booted eight kicks into the end zone for touchbacks, but his specialty became the high, hanging, "sky" kicks... had two tackles on the season including one solo tackle... got an opportunity to score first career point when he kicked a PAT in a blowout of Samford (Sept. 8)... made a solo tackle on an Army kickoff return (Oct. 20).
High School
Came to Georgia Tech after lettering four years in both football and soccer at Calhoun High School... helped lead the football team to the region championships each year and to state runner-ups in 2005... received all-area honors in 2005 and 2006 and also received the AJC all-state and the all-state coaches choice in 2006... played in the GA vs. TN game and helped his team to a 14-13 win... won nationals in kick-offs at the kicking.com combine.
Personal
Born Feb. 23, 1988... son of Jeff and Terry Blair... full name is Scott Swenson Blair... has 2 older sisters, Dana and Michelle... has lived in Wangaratta, Australia... Father played basketball for The Citadel and Uncle was a diver there...hobbies include building electronics, playing sports, and outdoor activities... was a member of the pep club, key club, and was an honor graduate... Plans on majoring in Computer/Electrical Engineering.
Class: Junior
Hometown: Calhoun, Ga.
High School: Calhoun
Height / Weight: 6-0 / 180
Position: Placekicker/Punter
2008
Handled Tech's PATs, field goals, kickoffs and punts... the first Tech player to handle both kicking and punting in the same season since Ron Rice in 1983... ranked second on the team in scoring (69 points)... ranked 10th in the ACC in scoring by kicking (5.3 ppg) and 10th in field goal percentage (.632)... converted 12-of-19 field goal attempts including 8-of-8 from less than 30 yards and 12-of-13 from within 40 yards... handled 41 of Tech's 47 punts for an average of 38.9 yards... eleven of his 41 punts were downed inside the 20... booted six punts of 50 yards or more... made two touchdown-saving tackles on the kickoff team... made eight solo tackles and 10 total tackles... kicked two field goals and scored 11 points vs. Miami (Nov. 20)... booted a 31-yard field goal in his only attempt and had two punts inside the 20 vs. Florida State (Nov. 1)... kicked a 39-yard field goal in his only attempt vs. Virginia (Oct. 25)... had four punts downed inside the 20 and made a touchdown-saving tackle at Clemson (Oct. 18)... nominated for ACC Specialist of the Week after his performance vs. Gardner-Webb (Oct. 11)... scored four points and made his only field goal attempt... had five punts for an average of 48.4 yards against the Bulldogs, including three punts of longer than 50 yards and a long of 58 yards... scored nine points vs. Duke (Oct. 4) after making both field goal attempts and all three PATs... scored eight points, making his only field goal attempt and 5-of-5 PATs against Mississippi State (Sept. 20)... had a long punt of 53 yards at Virginia Tech (Sept. 13)... his only punt against Jacksonville State (Aug. 28) was a 51-yarder... came to Tech as a walk-on but was awarded a scholarship by coach Paul Johnson just prior to the start of the season.
2007
Handled 68 of Tech's 70 kickoffs... helped the Yellow Jackets rank second nationally in kickoff return yardage defense... went the entire season without penalizing the team with an out-of-bounds kickoff... booted eight kicks into the end zone for touchbacks, but his specialty became the high, hanging, "sky" kicks... had two tackles on the season including one solo tackle... got an opportunity to score first career point when he kicked a PAT in a blowout of Samford (Sept. 8)... made a solo tackle on an Army kickoff return (Oct. 20).
High School
Came to Georgia Tech after lettering four years in both football and soccer at Calhoun High School... helped lead the football team to the region championships each year and to state runner-ups in 2005... received all-area honors in 2005 and 2006 and also received the AJC all-state and the all-state coaches choice in 2006... played in the GA vs. TN game and helped his team to a 14-13 win... won nationals in kick-offs at the kicking.com combine.
Personal
Born Feb. 23, 1988... son of Jeff and Terry Blair... full name is Scott Swenson Blair... has 2 older sisters, Dana and Michelle... has lived in Wangaratta, Australia... Father played basketball for The Citadel and Uncle was a diver there...hobbies include building electronics, playing sports, and outdoor activities... was a member of the pep club, key club, and was an honor graduate... Plans on majoring in Computer/Electrical Engineering.
