Texas Football: 10 Key Longhorn Seniors
Oct 11, 2014; Dallas, TX, USA; Oklahoma Sooners running back Alex Ross (28) returns a first quarter kickoff for a touchdown against Texas Longhorns kicker Nick Rose (23) during the Red River showdown at the Cotton Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
- Nick Rose
What is there to say about Rose? Strong leg, great hair and he can kick a football while doing a backflip.
How about we talk about his field goal accuracy.
Rose converted 14 of 21 field goals in 2014. Not bad, but not good either. It was however, his first season as the primary kicker. He has a powerful leg, with most kickoffs traveling to the back of or out of the end zone. Opponents returned only 15 percent of kickoffs, best in the nation.
He struggled early in the season before finishing the year 10 of 13. It looked like was gaining confidence in himself as the years progressed.
Too many games are won and lost in the kicking game to not have a reliable kicker. Rose can close out his career on a strong note with an improved make percentage and continuing to kick the ball out of the end zone. NFL teams look for guys like this.