Sophomore place-kicker Spencer Shrader, a former walk-on, makes it look simple.
"I keep my head down, follow through, get the ball high up there … and if I do all those things, the ball will go through the uprights,'' Shrader said with a smile.
Who's to argue with that approach? Shrader has become one of the best kickers in the American Athletic Conference — it not the nation — by going 9-for-9 on field-goal attempts, including a career-high 52-yarder in Saturday night's 34-14 home victory against the Temple Owls, and 20-for-20 on PAT he is one of six FBS kickers that remains perfect on placements during the 2021 season.