Oscar Bird's journey to Oxford has been anything but conventional. Before becoming Ole Miss' starting punter, Bird spent three seasons playing professional Australian rules football with the Perth Football Club.

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OXFORD – Lucas Carneiro can partially thank Oscar Bird and Caleb Blankenship for overcoming his fear of heights. Carneiro, Bird and Blankenship are Ole Miss’ starting kicker, punter and long snapper, respectively. They are also close friends, an underrated yet important element to the entire special teams operation. Carneiro, a fifth-year who began his career at Western Kentucky, is among the ...