Foug's kickoff hangtime (Feldman article in SI)

Bruce Feldman just posted an article with an assortment of CFB notes, one being some praise for the next round of Don Brown all-stars at Michigan. He also notes how well James Foug is kicking off for us. I'm sure I'd know this had I read the Special Teams UFRs better, but a worthwhile repost:

 

One other Michigan note: Jim Harbaugh has quite a weapon in kickoff man James Foug. Purdue special teams coordinator Tony Levine told me that in 15 years as a coach he’s never seen a kickoff guy get the kind of hang time Foug gets. Most of his kickoffs end up as touchbacks. The ones that are returned end up with the opponent’s average starting field position at their 17.

Levine says anything over four seconds of hang time on a kickoff is exceptional; Foug’s kicks consistently come in around 4.5. Usually when the returner catches the kick, you want the coverage guys to be inside the 35-yard line; Levine says that by the time Michigan’s opponents receive the ball, the Wolverines’ coverage team is typically inside the 25.