From a football perspective, Wilson is still finding his footing, particularly when it comes to adjusting to tricky winds at Nebraska's Memorial Stadium. His first college game will be at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City against Cincinnati on Aug. 28 -- a big stage for a kid from Melbourne in his first organized game of American football.

Archie Wilson, a 19-year-old Australian punter for Nebraska, moved from Melbourne to pursue an American football career, balancing sporting ambition with life far from home.