Note: With 21 IU football seniors playing their final game Saturday, the IDS took the time to talk to all the graduating players.
Charlie Klingensmith, Punter/Kicker
Major: SPEA Management
Career stats:
- One punt vs. Iowa - pinned inside 10-yard line, recovered by IU safety Collin Taylor on a Hawkeye fumble
Quotes
On what it means to be an IU football player:
I got a lucky opportunity to play here. It's a family--we come out here everyday against all odds. We get a lot of stuff coming against us and we stick together. We have gone to some pretty rough atmospheres this year and worked hard and had some tough games.
On his favorite individual memory:
I had a chance to go in against Iowa this year with about 40-50 seconds left on the clock. It was a pretty windy day, I took a tough snap and saw a guy coming. I was lucky to just get the punt off. It took a good bounce and then Collin Taylor forced a fumble and scored right before half.
On future plans:
I am going to graduate at the end of the year with SPEA Management. I am going to focus in on real estate. I have a couple connections up in Indianapolis so I hope to take a job with RE/MAX's commercial real estate division and who knows where it will go from there.
