Cowboys punter Hutton bids adieu on social media following Week 8 injury | Sports

Tom Hutton’s time as Oklahoma State’s punter has seemingly come to an finish earlier than anticipated.

Hutton, 32, was injured throughout a punt return within the fourth quarter of the Cowboys’ 48-0 loss to Kansas State on Oct. 29. He was helped off the sphere earlier than ultimately leaving the sphere on crutches.

“That’s a wrap,” Hutton shared via Instagram on Tuesday night. “#ForeverACowboy.”

Hutton, the oldest lively participant in FBS this season, wasn’t planning on coming again subsequent 12 months to exhaust his ultimate season of eligibility. But he had a assured 5 video games remaining as OSU’s punter.

Instead, his publish on Instagram indicators his enjoying days in Stillwater are over.

“No, I’m not coming back,” Hutton stated in Week 5 when requested about returning subsequent season. “Ready to just move on with the next stage of my life. Ready to have kids with my wife and move back home.”

Hutton plans to return to his hometown of Newborough, Victoria – situated throughout the pond in Australia – upon graduating with a level in building engineering applied sciences. 

Although untimely, the Cowboys’ punting duties will now be handed over to redshirt freshman Logan Ward. A local of Edmond, Ward was a walk-on and has served as Hutton’s backup up thus far.

Given the circumstances, Ward is now the starter heading into OSU’s Week 9 matchup with Big 12 Conference foe Kansas. And Cowboys coach Mike Gundy is totally advantageous with that.

“I feel comfortable with him coming in and punting,” Gundy stated Monday. “I feel good about Logan if he has to come in and punt.”