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Per Neal:
Kesich, from Oak Creek, Wis., will move on. He has too big of a personality and is too ebullient of a fellow to let the miss linger. He’s come too far in his Gophers career — he spent two seasons as a kickoff specialist, ranking third in the nation with an 83.1% touchback success rate in 2022 — to become an NFL prospect. Now he’s booming 54-yard field goals, like he did last season against Michigan and Ohio State.
The Gophers don’t have a kicking problem. Kesich is blessed with a powerful leg capable of striking from 60 yards. He has developed his accuracy and is nationally recognized. He will win more games for the Gophers than miss big kicks. He might have gotten his only two misses all season out of the way on Thursday.
When he lines up for a kick, you expect the ball to split the uprights.
Kesich will be all right.
“Move on,” Fleck said. “I know he will.”
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Kesich, from Oak Creek, Wis., will move on. He has too big of a personality and is too ebullient of a fellow to let the miss linger. He’s come too far in his Gophers career — he spent two seasons as a kickoff specialist, ranking third in the nation with an 83.1% touchback success rate in 2022 — to become an NFL prospect. Now he’s booming 54-yard field goals, like he did last season against Michigan and Ohio State.
The Gophers don’t have a kicking problem. Kesich is blessed with a powerful leg capable of striking from 60 yards. He has developed his accuracy and is nationally recognized. He will win more games for the Gophers than miss big kicks. He might have gotten his only two misses all season out of the way on Thursday.
When he lines up for a kick, you expect the ball to split the uprights.
Kesich will be all right.
“Move on,” Fleck said. “I know he will.”
Neal: Gophers kicker Dragan Kesich will be fine; he just needs another chance
After emerging as one college football’s best kickers last season, Gophers star Dragan Kesich got off to a rough start this year. Don’t worry though, there’s reason to believe Kesich will be just fine.
www.startribune.com
Go Gophers!!