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Teammates still have confidence in MSU kicker Matt Coghlin after 0-for-3 performance
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On Saturday, Michigan State was 2-0 and supposed to beat Arizona State.
The Spartans didn’t, though, and lost 10-7. A field goal here, a field goal there. That’s all the team would have needed. And what did kicker Matt Coghlin do?
He went 0-for-3 and missed the potential game-tying kick to close regulation. It would be easy for people to wake up this morning and bash Coghlin, who up until yesterday, was a very accurate kicker in East Lansing.
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Coghlin, before his 0-for-3 performance, was 40-of-48 throughout his collegiate career. Any school would take that. And Coghlin’s teammates aren’t forgetting all that he has done for the team prior to yesterday.
“You’re going to miss some. … He was entitled to a miss or so,” Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio said.
Here’s QB Brian Lewerke:
“I haven’t really talked to him yet, but he’s proven himself to be a great kicker here, there’s no doubt about that. “Obviously today wasn’t his day but I still have a ton of confidence in him.”
And here’s LB Joe Bachie:
“We know Matt’s tough. “He’s going to come back next week, he’s going to knock a couple through the uprights – I know that. We need him for the Big Ten season and he knows that as well.”
The Spartans still have belief in their kicker.
As they should.
Kevin covers Big Ten football for Saturday Tradition.