Special teams are often overlooked, but they’re also often the reason a team wins or loses a ballgame. In 2016, the Georgia Bulldogs learned that lesson, and by season’s end, they found themselves a kicker, and a viral sensation.
And that leads us to no. 77 in the Southbound and Down College Football Countdown.
Georgia’s Rodrigo Blankenship connected on 77.8 percent of his field goals in 2016.
This is how you conduct a winning postgame interview: Helmet on. Hater blockers activated. pic.twitter.com/kB4O089jOC
— Jim Weber (@JimMWeber) November 6, 2016
William Ham opened the 2016 season as the Bulldogs’ kicker.