Last week, UCLA Football landed a commitment from one of the top kickers in the nation, J.J. Molson. While Bruin fans rejoiced, it also brought up a lot of old feelings and harsh criticism about UCLA’s current kicker, senior-to-be Ka’Imi Fairbairn.
While it is understandable that some fans were disappointed with Fairbairn’s performance in a few games (which I will get to) and it is also unfair and unreasonable and I am here to say GET OFF HIS BACK!
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The truth is that Fairbairn has been a very solid kicker for the Bruins and although a few games hinged on whether he could get the ball through the the uprights, the fact of the matter is that the rest of the team needed to do more to not put Fairbairn in that position.