While Christodoulou, who never played American football, was getting ready to punt, Narduzzi sidled up to him. “He said, ‘First punt at Heinz Field. Let's see how you go,' ” Christodoulou recalled. “I said, ‘Oh, God. Let's do it.' ”........His punt soared into the air without a problem — by all accounts, Christodoulou has an impressively strong leg — and he was able to check off another box on his bucket list. “It was good fun, great pressure, great experience. One of your dreams as a kid is to go play in a big stadium,” he said....................But through Saturday's Blue-Gold Game and summer workouts, he is here to learn. Senior punter Ryan Winslow is entering his fourth season at Pitt, and he has improved his average every year — from 40.1 to 41.1 to 42.6 yards. He has never had a punt blocked in 169 attempts, and he has held for four game-winning field goals. “Kirk is doing a great job,” Narduzzi said. “Is he going to beat out Ryan Winslow?.......................His father, George, was the first scholarship punter at Wisconsin and played two seasons in the NFL. George and Ryan were named to the Philadelphia Daily News 35-year all-city team and mom Teresa is in the Ursinus College Hall of Fame for field hockey and lacrosse. Winslow also has talked punting with former Steelers punter Josh Miller. “A couple summers ago,” Winslow said. “He told me to stay in the moment. You have to be completely focused and locked into that moment.” That advice served him well when Winslow held for Chris Blewitt's winning field goal against Clemson. “I can't even remember what I was thinking I was so locked in,” he said. Now, Winslow is the teacher for his Australian teammate, who must get used to another unique feature of the American game: The specialists often stand around and watch practice when they are finished kicking.....................
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