Texas kicker Bert Auburn's missed field goals in the Peach Bowl against Arizona State raised questions about coach Steve Sarkisian's pre-kick interaction, sparking debate about its effectiveness and potential impact on Auburn's performance.
Texas kicker Bert Auburn missed two crucial field goals in a row during the Peach Bowl against Arizona State on Wednesday. The Longhorns ended up winning 39–31 in double overtime anyway, but one of those field-goal attempts splitting the uprights would've ended the game in regulation. Before his second field-goal attempt in the closing seconds of the fourth quarter, Texas coach Steve Sarkisian had a moment with Auburn on the field. It looked like he was trying to get his kicker in the zone.
It didn't work, though, as to send the game into overtime. And, now, this moment between Sarkisian and Auburn has become a controversial topic since it seems that the coach may have gotten into his kicker's head a bit.Thursday. He couldn't help but laugh about the situation, especially since he would've done the complete opposite. 'When I saw that happening, I said, 'I never talked to these guys when they had to make a kick.' Never,' Saban said while laughing. 'I didn't want them to think it was a different kick than every other kick that they had to make and be so concerned about the outcome of making the kick, that they didn't just kick with confidence and go through their normal rhythm,'I didn't want them to think it was a different kick than every other kick that they had to make'and advance to the semifinals of the College Football Playoff. But Auburn's late-game misses may be a concern for the Longhorns as they prepare to face Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl on Jan. 10.Madison Williams is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated, where she specializes in tennis but covers a wide range of sports from a national perspective. Before joining SI in 2022, Williams worked at The Sporting News. Having graduated from Augustana College, she completed a master’s in sports media at Northwestern University. She is a dog mom and an avid reader
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