Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-31@ West Virginia | 6 | 253 | 42.2 | 53 | 4 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-7vs Fordham | 5 | 196 | 39.2 | 48 | 3 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-22@ Delaware | 5 | 238 | 47.6 | 53 | 1 | |
| Total | 16 | 687 | 43.0 | 53 | 8 |
#42
Roland Podesta
Redshirt freshman punter for Coastal Carolina. From Sydney, NSW — one of 83 Australians punting in FBS this season.
6′3″ · 210 lb · Sydney, NSW · Patrician Brothers’ College
Transferred Boise State → Coastal Carolina for 2026
The numbers
42.9
yards per punt · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 6 punts, 42.2 avg, at West Virginia
Inside the 20 · 50%
0%field median 33%60%
8 of his 16 punts died inside the 20. The field median is about one in three, among 134 FBS punters with 5+ punts this season.
The story
Redshirt freshman punter for Coastal Carolina. From Sydney, NSW — one of 83 Australians punting in FBS this season.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Boise State in 2025.
- Transferred from Boise State to Coastal Carolina in 2026.
Roland Podesta
He got to Coastal Carolina by way of Boise State.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- portal record
His career
2025
- Signed with Boise State3-star out of ProKick Australia
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Coastal Carolina
NFL
NFL Draft
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Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Coastal Carolina
2025Boise State
2026Coastal Carolina
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–7
vs Fordham
39.2 yards per punt · 5 punts · 3 inside the 20
Dominant 38-point win at home against Fordham.
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +5 punts, +1 punt inside the 20.
Season context · Team result + system
2026Coastal Carolina1-2HC: Ryan Beard · Balanced
Starter
Coastal Carolina carries two punters; Podesta has taken all 16 punts. The No. 3,114 recruit in the country is punting in the Sun Belt as a redshirt freshman.
The battery
Coastal Carolina’s specialists
- #46Gavin CarrickLong snapper · So.
- #41Mitch WeisenbornLong snapper · So.
- #42Roland PodestaPunter · R-Fr.16 punts · 42.9 avg · 8 inside the 20
- #84Andrew GinsbergPunter · So.
- #30Nico Cavanillas AltiKicker · Sr.2 of 2 on field goals
- #90Daniel PortoKicker · Sr.
- #29Leo LiptakKicker · Fr.
Where he came from
From Sydney, NSW — one of 83 Australians punting in FBS this season.
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology