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As of now, it appears that two newcomers will handle the majority of Miami University’s punt returns this season.
Nick Harwell is No. 1 in that capacity, head coach Michael Haywood said.
Harwell, a redshirt freshman who came to Miami from the U.S. Air Force Academy Preparatory School, also is No. 2 at wide receiver behind Luke Swift.
The No. 2 return man is junior DeMarco Paine, the former Iowa player and transfer from Iowa Central Community College who has been so impressive at wide receiver in summer camp.
“He’s going to play a lot of different roles for us,” Haywood said of Paine. “He’s back deep as a kickoff return guy, he’s No. 2 as the punt return guy. He’s playing a lot on our special teams and he’s playing a lot on our offense as well.”
Last year’s punt return duty was mostly split among Dustin Woods (six returns, 8.3-yard average), Eugene Harris (five returns, 10.0 average) and Mitch Anderson (four returns, 3.0 average). Woods and Harris were seniors last season. Anderson, a former walk-on who was a classroom senior with junior eligibility in 2009, no longer is with the program.
Jamal Rogers, who is back after returning three punts for 33 yards last fall, is another possibility. He returns after totaling 934 all-purpose yards as a junior, including 505 receiving and 396 on kickoff returns.
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