Western Kentucky at Illinois 9/9/2017

FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2017, file photo, Illinois punter Blake Hayes (14) punts the ball during an NCAA college football game against Western Kentucky, in Champaign, Ill. The Big Ten Conference knows the value of having good punters, and they are sometimes willing to go a long way to get them. Hayes is a former Australian rules football player who trained at ProKick Australia before coming to the United States. (AP Photo/Bradley Leeb, File)