When will Alabama target and No. 1 kicking prospect make decision?

Hoover's Will Reichard punts during the first half of Hoover vs McGill-Toolen AHSAA class 7A state championship football game, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa .I(Vasha Hunt/vhunt@al.com)

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, one of the nation's top place-kicking prospects in the Class of 2019, could make a college decision in the near future.

Reichard holds offers from Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Oklahoma and Oregon and indicated a decision could be coming soon.

"I'm hoping to decide here in the next few weeks," he said, "but if I need more time or more schools are offering me, then I'll take it."

Reichard has made visits in the last few weeks to LSU, Georgia and Alabama, which he said are his three leaders. Oregon offered earlier this month, and he's never visited the campus.

What does Reichard think about the possibility of kicking at Alabama, which has endured its share of place-kicking woes in recent years?

"You definitely can't look past it. It's there," said Reichard, a 3-star prospect and the nation's No. 1 kicking prospect, according to the 247sports. "I think my Mom gets more upset than anybody at what people say. I try to not to look at it, but she looks at on Facebook, Twitter, whatnot.

"If I did go there," he continued, "it'd be something where I'd want to go and change the culture of the kickers they have, but just because they have a history of that, it's not like it would turn me away from there. I feel confident in what I can do."

Hoover coach Josh Niblett said Reichard will likely handle place-kicking, punting and kickoff duties for Hoover in 2018, and that versatility makes him attractive to college recruiters.

"Not many people can do all three," Niblett said.

Last year, Reichard punted 41 times for 37.9-yard average, had more than 40 touchbacks on kickoffs and had 12 punts downed inside the 20 yard line as Hoover won a second straight Class 7A state title. He made his lone field goal attempt, while splitting the kicking duties with Nebraska signee Barrett Pickering, and he picked up a key first down on a fake punt in the 7A semifinal playoff victory over Thompson.

Reichard said he hopes to concentrate on place-kicking in college.

"Most of it is me coming in to do kickoffs and field goals," Reichard said. "I can punt really well, and so if they need me to come in to punt, I can do that. It's not something I feel like is ideal, because it's so much on my leg and I'd rather focus on either kicking or punting. If somebody needs it, I can do it. If not, I can be a back-up guy that's on the ready in case something happens."

As Reichard works toward a college decision, he said his comfort level with each potential school's special teams coordinator will be important.

"I've always wanted to be able to have a chance to play in the NFL," he said, "so wherever could develop me and get me ready for that the best has a big influence. My relationship with the special teams coordinator is important, because I'll be with him every day. The head coach is important, as well, but I'm not going to be interacting with him on a daily basis.

"And, if it feels like home, I guess, because I don't want to go somewhere and not enjoy it my first year."

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