Oregon Ducks discuss kicker Atticus Sappington's career high kick

Oregon Ducks kicker Atticus Sappington discusses his career high kick. Sappington talks about what he was thinking when he kicked it.

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00:00How much was the confidence built in Iowa kind of there for you these last three or

00:11four weeks to help you with the day like today?

00:13You know, just like focusing on the next kick.

00:15Iowa, that was a great game, and I'm super blessed that I was able to deliver in that

00:18moment.

00:19But at the same time, as my coach always says, next kick mentality.

00:22So coming into this game, whenever my numbers call, it's my turn to go out there and execute

00:26for the team and help get the victory.

00:28It's a career-high 51-yarder, what do you do when the ball is kicked and it's just hovering

00:34for however long?

00:35It took a long time to get there.

00:36What's going through your mind while it's going?

00:37I hit it pretty good.

00:38So I was like, I saw it, it had some good height on it.

00:40I'm like, come on.

00:43Excuse me.

00:44I was like, come on.

00:45I'm like, just get there.

00:46And as I saw it start to cross the plane, that's when I was like, okay, dang it.

00:49That was my career-long and first ever 50-yard field goal I made, so I was super, super fired

00:54up.

00:55Brett?

00:56Did you have the performance you did, obviously, where it felt like the field goals did generally

01:00make a difference?

01:01Obviously, it was a 12-point game and every one of your field goals mattered.

01:03What did that mean for you to have a game and a performance like this, final game of the

01:07regular season, to be watching, obviously, automatically, to give your team a spot to help them in the

01:12college football players?

01:13You know, it's awesome.

01:14Just coming up here in a tough environment, and that's a great team, and they held us

01:18to a lot of field goals.

01:19But at the same time, it's my job to go out there and deliver, and I was just super blessed

01:24that Coach Lane trusted me to go out there and ban the kicks, and it's just my job.

01:27And I can't say enough about Basso, Ferg, and the protection.

01:30They were lights out all day to help me do my job, make my job a lot easier, and I can't

01:34do it without those guys.

01:35And I can't help you with, again, for years, some of it.

01:39We'll let you play with you as well.

01:43Okay, so that's

01:57great today.

01:59Thank you!