The Sports Network wrote:In the FCS Huddle: Top 10 FCS special teams players
Final of an eight-part series featuring the best Football Championship Subdivision players at various positions.
By Craig Haley, FCS Executive Director
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - You might think a place-kicker who often faces pressure-packed situations would do something in his leisure time that's a little less stressful than golf.
But while golf sometimes brings out the worst in people, it sure helps bring out the best in Matt Bevins' kicking results.
"Pretty much (in) golfing you honestly do not have to hit the ball as hard as you can to get it to go far," the Liberty University senior-to-be said. "If you hit it in the sweet spot of the ball on the perfect swinging plane, you're going to hit a great golf ball. And it's the same with kicking. If you take a nice, fluent swing, hit the sweet spot on your foot with the football, it's going to go just fine for you."
The proof is in Bevins' remarkable career. He's been The Sports Network/Fathead.com FCS All-America first-team kicker in each of the past two seasons and headlines the FCS Top 10 special teams list as he moves into his final season.
Let the record state, that in 2 of the 8 features by TSN they have featured a Liberty Flame as the headliner of the category. It probably should have been 3 but you get the feeling the nation wasn't ready for QB Mike Brown, PK Matt Bevins AND WR Chris Summers to be profiled as the best in FCS. Let the Big South Media Bias discussions begin.
There is a place kicker who didn't make the list despite going 19-21 on FG's and 45-45 on XP's, all kicking outside and at sea level. Wow...
Also, there was a punter who averaged 41/punt on 56 kicks, with none blocked, 24 fair catches, 19 inside the 20, 13 over 50 yards, and only had 45 yards in returns cumulative against him the entire year in 15 games- again, all outside, at sea level.
Makes one wonder what you have to do to make the list...............
The Sports Network wrote:In the FCS Huddle: Top 10 FCS special teams players
Final of an eight-part series featuring the best Football Championship Subdivision players at various positions.
By Craig Haley, FCS Executive Director
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - You might think a place-kicker who often faces pressure-packed situations would do something in his leisure time that's a little less stressful than golf.
But while golf sometimes brings out the worst in people, it sure helps bring out the best in Matt Bevins' kicking results.
"Pretty much (in) golfing you honestly do not have to hit the ball as hard as you can to get it to go far," the Liberty University senior-to-be said. "If you hit it in the sweet spot of the ball on the perfect swinging plane, you're going to hit a great golf ball. And it's the same with kicking. If you take a nice, fluent swing, hit the sweet spot on your foot with the football, it's going to go just fine for you."
The proof is in Bevins' remarkable career. He's been The Sports Network/Fathead.com FCS All-America first-team kicker in each of the past two seasons and headlines the FCS Top 10 special teams list as he moves into his final season.
Let the record state, that in 2 of the 8 features by TSN they have featured a Liberty Flame as the headliner of the category. It probably should have been 3 but you get the feeling the nation wasn't ready for QB Mike Brown, PK Matt Bevins AND WR Chris Summers to be profiled as the best in FCS. Let the Big South Media Bias discussions begin.
Liberty has a lot of talent this year. I have them in my top 15.
There is a place kicker who didn't make the list despite going 19-21 on FG's and 45-45 on XP's, all kicking outside and at sea level. Wow...
Also, there was a punter who averaged 41/punt on 56 kicks, with none blocked, 24 fair catches, 19 inside the 20, 13 over 50 yards, and only had 45 yards in returns cumulative against him the entire year in 15 games- again, all outside, at sea level.
Makes one wonder what you have to do to make the list...............
