The 2020-2021 national championship between No. 1 Alabama and No. 3 Ohio State is a battle between two very strong offenses. With every touchdown comes an extra point, and with a fourth down in the red zone comes a potential field goal attempt.
For the Crimson Tide, their go-to guy is Will Reichard.
With a perfect season making all 90 attempts on kicks, the Alabama native is providing the answer to Alabama’s kicking woes over the last few years.
With only one game left between him and perfect finish, does he have it in him?
That very question was posed to David Kenyon, a college football expert at Bleacher Report, and others.
Kenyon’s answer was extremely interesting.
“Other than against Florida, Alabama hasn’t played a game within 15 points this season. That trend has allowed the Tide to keep their specialist out of the spotlight, which—as a former kicker myself—I know is completely ideal anyway.
I want to say the streak of perfection continues, but now my good pal Kerry has brought the dreaded announcer jinx on poor Will Reichard.
No, Kerry. I won’t allow it.
Let’s try this instead: Reichard will miss every attempt. It’ll be the worst game of his career, including a dreadful 22-yard shank in the fourth quarter as Alabama trails by two points. He’ll be remembered as the kicker who cost the Crimson Tide a national championship.
Is that enough of a counter-jinx? Kickers are people, too!”
Whether it’s a genuine prediction, or just some fun at Reichard’s expense, Alabama fans would certainly dread that scenario becoming reality.