San Diego State’s Matt Araiza booms 86-yard punt

Earlier we showed a punter making a great pass, and now we have a punter excelling at their traditional craft.

San Diego State punter Matt Araiza blasted an 86-yard punt against the San Jose State Spartans on Friday night. The Aztecs — ranked No. 24 in the country — had 4th-and-7 at their own 11 in the third quarter, when Araiza sent a punt to the San Jose three-yard line.

We have an 86 yard punt… EIGHTY SIX (CC @RKalland) pic.twitter.com/KIi5d3VTTO

— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) October 16, 2021

He kicked it 75 yards in the air! https://t.co/WawyMNSSOF

— Ben Ross (@BenRossTweets) October 16, 2021

this dude is a punting GOD
in SDSU's six games, he has
—11 60+ punts
—4 70+ punts *NONE OF WHICH HAVE BEEN TOUCHBACKS
—also has two 50+ yard field goals on the yearhttps://t.co/5Mt0sH705Q

— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) October 16, 2021

That’s an incredible punt!

And that’s as exciting as anything that’s happened in regulation. It’s a 6-6 game going into overtime.

[Photo Credit: CBS Sports Network]