Plackemeier

KEY RETURNEES: G Zach Plackemeier is going to be the key to the Mastodons 'success in 2010-11.

Summit League 2010

The team's punters during the 2008 season - Durant Brooks and Ryan Plackemeier - were wildly inconsistent, making life especially difficult for special teams coordinator Danny Smith.

Veteran punter Hunter Smith to get workout Jason Reid 2010

Ben Botts, Zach Plackemeier, Jeremy Mixon and Trey McCorkle give the Mastodons a solid foundation on which to continue to build.

Summit League 2010

-- G Zach Plackemeier was fifth in the Summit League with 3.5 assists per game.

Summit League 2010

Botts will team with fellow senior-to-be Zach Plackemeier (8.6 points, 3.5 assists per game) to form an experienced guard combo.

Summit League 2010

Avg. Per Game 227.0 244.0 Plackemeier 7 291 41.6 41.6 0 4 50 0

USATODAY.com 2007

Punter Ryan Plackemeier stepped into an unsettled situation and did well.

Seahawks still trying to recapture magic of 2005 2007

Seattle got the ball first in overtime, but Chicago's Israel Idonije forced an 18-yard punt by Ryan Plackemeier with a strong rush.

USATODAY.com - Football - Seattle vs. Chicago 2006

After his second game-winning kick to beat the Rams in less than a month, Brown simply bowed his head into the hug of holder Ryan Plackemeier.

USATODAY.com - Football - St. Louis vs. Seattle 2006

Punter Ryan Plackemeier dashed any N.C. State hopes for a comeback with punts of 71 and 82 yards, the latter a school record.

USATODAY.com - Scores 2005