There he stood – the loneliest man in the world – awaiting the snap with 89,360 fans staring straight down at him.
“The first punt is always the most nerve-racking for me, especially in such a big venue, and an historical venue like Nebraska is,” Troy punter/placekicker Tyler Sumpter said. “It was so loud, I couldn’t even hear our snap cadence, so I really just had to look at Cameron (Kaye), my snapper, and see when the ball was coming back.
“Back there you kind of feel all 89,000 or whatever eyes literally just burn down on you, and then the play kind of happens in the blink of the eye and it’s over.