Carrollton, Georgia -- Davis Brackett didn’t exactly have the ideal start to his Saturday afternoon. The University of West Georgia junior place-kicker missed two of his first three field-goal attempts during the Wolves’ showdown with St. Augustine’s College at University Stadium, something that can put a specialist in a fragile state of mind should his number be called upon again.
And in this case, it most definitely would. But Brackett got his redemption by nailing a game-winning, 35-yard field goal as time expired to lift the Wolves to a thrilling, 23-21 victory over the Falcons — marking his second field goal of the fourth quarter after the shaky start for the Harrison High School product.
St. Augustine coach Michael Costa tried to ice Brackett before he booted the decisive kick through, something the Marietta native actually studied up on recently.
“It’s funny. Just a couple of weeks ago I read an article based off of opposing teams calling a timeout before kicking in hopes to ice the kicker. After reading that and kind of knowing what those stats were, you just realize that you practice all the time throughout the week,” Brackett said.
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