Margus Hunt SMU Football (Estonia Football Player)

Hunt left Estonia for Dallas in 2007 in order to train with Southern Methodist University track and field coach Dave Wollman,[5] and he began attending SMU part-time. However, by the time he arrived at SMU, it had dropped its men's track program. Hunt wanted to keep working with Wollman, who had previously worked with another Estonian discus thrower, and the latter decided that Hunt's size and athleticism could earn him an (American) football scholarship.[5] When Hunt tried out for football, his physical power, combined with a 4.7-second 40-yard dash, led head football coach June Jones to give him a scholarship,[5] and he began attending SMU full-time in 2009. Since then, he has played for the Mustangs. On October 12, 2009, Margus Hunt was named the Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week.[6] On November 7 Hunt broke the school record for blocked kicks in a season when he blocked an extra point try and a field goal against Rice. In his first 14 games at SMU he blocked 8 kicks, putting him in the top 10 in blocked kicks among all NCAA players.

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