To Catch a Kicker
Last week, our back-up kicker was in because our starting kicker's average fell from 42 yards to something like 36 yards. Horrible. And also last week, our back-up kicker had two blocked extra point attempts, one of which was returned for two points by the opposing team. Awful.
But, earlier in the season during the UMass game, at half time they had one of those challenges where if you make the ball through the uprights from 30 yards they give you a Chevy or something (he actually won a month's free rent). Well, the guy who got to try for that, he made it! And Mike Leach (crazy coach) approached him and asked him if he'd like to suit up for Tech.
I. Kid. You. Not.
Having already gone through two kickers - who have combined to miss six PATs and half of their field-goal attempts - the sixth-ranked Red Raiders are now seriously considering giving Matt Williams a shot against No. 18 Kansas this weekend.
Williams is a Tarleton State transfer student who won a month of free rent at the Tech/UMass game several weeks ago by kicking a 30-yard field goal. After his successful try, Williams was walking back to his seat when he was flagged down.
"They relayed a message to me saying that Coach [Mike] Leach wanted to talk to me," Williams told RedRaiderSports.com the next day. "He told me to come into his office on Tuesday and talk to him, and then Coach [Clay] McGuire told me to come and speak with him on Monday."Initially, it was thought that Williams was ineligible this season due to transfer rules. However, according to McGuire - who heads up the Red Raiders' special teams unit, Williams has been cleared to play.
"That is the way I understand it, yeah," confirmed McGuire on Tuesday. "He's got a real good shot. Only Mike Leach could bring a guy out of the stands and make it work."
Here's hoping he gets to play on Saturday! And here's hoping he can make it through the posts!
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