University of South Alabama Athletics

Jaguar Highlights: Entering his final season of eligibility, he’s the only individual to hold down the program’s punting duties ... Also is the primary holder for field goals and extra-point attempts ... Averaged 43 yards per punt at the program’s annual Blue-Red spring game.

As A Junior (2012): Saw action in all 13 contests ... Averaged 39.6 yards per punt, kicking a career-high 72 times, ranking ninth in the Sun Belt Conference average ... Had 15 punts downed inside the opposition’s 20-yard line while recording five kicks of 50 yards or longer ... Averaged a season-best 43.6 yards per effort including a career-long 69-yard punt in win over Nicholls State, with two of seven kicks ending up inside the 20 ... Punted career-high nine times in USA’s first-ever SBC game against Troy, recording an average of 40.6 yards per kick ... Averaged 43.1 yards per punt with a pair downed inside the 20-yard line at nationally-ranked Mississippi State ... Posted an average of 43.2 yards per punt — with two inside the 20-yard line — in double-overtime victory over Florida Atlantic ... Had an average of 40 yards per effort with a long kick of 50 yards in home finale against Middle Tennessee ... Also had a pair of punts downed inside the 20 at both North Carolina State and Hawai’i in the last game of the year.

As A Sophomore (2011): Handled USA’s punting duties in nine of 10 contests ... Ranked 17th in the country at the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision level with an average of 41.71 yards per kick ... Five of his 38 efforts travelled 50 yards or more, including a career-long 64-yard punt against Tennessee-Martin ... Had 10 kicks downed inside the opponents’ 20-yard line ... Averaged better than 40 yards per punt on seven occasions, including in six straight games from Sept. 17-Oct. 29 ... Kicked six times for a season-best 43.8 average in win over Henderson (Ark.) State highlighted by a 57-yard effort ... Also averaged better than 43 yards per punt against UTM (43.4) and Kent State (43.2) ... Recorded a 42-yard average in victory at Texas-San Antonio ... Averaged 41.8 yards per kick at North Carolina State, with two of four punts ending inside the Wolfpack-20 ... Punted six times for an average of 40.3 yards per effort in season finale against Cal Poly ... Two of three punts in win over Mississippi Valley State ended inside the 20-yard line ... Made the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.

As A Redshirt Freshman (2010): Appeared in all 10 games ... Averaged 40.4 yards on 34 punts, with 16 downed inside the opponents’ 20-yard line ... Had four kicks of 50-plus yards, with season-long effort of 60 against Henderson (Ark.) State ... Would go on to average a career-best 59 yards per punt in that game ... Averaged better than 40 yards per kick in three of four games against NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (I-AA) schools ... Recorded a 42.8 average with three punts inside the 20 in win over Nicholls State ... Posted an average of 41.2 yards per kick at Lamar and 40.2 per effort the following week at UC Davis, downing three punts inside the 20-yard line against both ... Also had three kicks end inside the 20 in Kentucky Wesleyan victory, averaging 38.6 yards per punt with a long of 49 ... Averaged 38.3 yards per punt the previous week in win over Edward Waters (Fla.) ... Finished with an average of 37 yards per kick against both Pikeville (Ky.) and Missouri S&T ... Two of four punts in season-ending victory over Arkansas-Monticello were downed inside the 20-yard line.

As A Freshman (2009): Punted a total of 22 times for an average of 42 yards per kick ... Had four punts of 50 or more yards, with a long of 57 ... Nine kicks ended up inside the opponent’s 20-yard line ... Also was one of two Jaguars to handle holding duties on extra points and field goals ... First collegiate punt covered 47 yards and went out of bounds inside the Hargrave (Va.) Military Academy 20-yard line ... Only kick in Army Prep win was 57 yards, ending inside the Black Knights’ 20 ... Averaged 45.3 yards per kick on a season-high seven punts in victory over Georgia Military J.C., with three of those going 50 or more yards and two ending inside the 20-yard line ... Posted an average of 40 yards per punt in win over Fork Union (Va.) Military Academy, with both kicks ending inside the 20 ... Punted five times for an average of 41.4 yards in season-ending victory over Huntingdon (Ala.) College, with a long kick of 48 yards and two downed inside the Hawks’ 20-yard line.

High School Highlights: Lettered in both football and soccer at St. Lucie West Centennial High ... Invited to participate in the Outback Steakhouse Treasure Coast High School All-Star Football Game after his senior season, where he had a long punt of 51 yards ... Averaged 40.3 yards per kick his final year with an average hang time of 4.39 second per effort.

Personal: Full name is Scott Michael Garber ... Born March 11, 1991, in Hollywood, Fla. ... Son of Sandy and Brandy Garber ... Oldest of three children ... Favorite movie is “Happy Gilmore” ... Favorite teams are the Toronto Maple Leafs and Buffalo Bills ... Favorite athletes are Wayne Gretzky, Tiger Woods and Doug Flutie ... Favorite musical artist is Lil Wayne ... Favorite food is Chinese ... Favorite subject is math ... Would like to become a physical therapist ... Enjoys golfing, fishing and going to the beach in his free time ... Earned a degree in exercise science in the spring and is working towards a second degree in elementary edication.