In 2019, Alabama’s freshman kicker Will Richard was supposed to join the Crimson Tide and help end all of the special teams woes the fanbase had.
Being an in-state recruit was nice, but being the nation’s best kicker in the 2019 recruiting class made it that much sweeter for Alabama.
Reichard battled through injury early in his freshman season, only playing in five games due to a reoccurring hip flexor inssue.
When he did play, Reichard hit 21 of 22 extra point attempts and knocked down four of seven field goal attempts.
The sophomore took to Twitter to post a video of him working with kicking coach James Wilhoit on kicking monster field goals from a distance Coach Saban likely wouldn’t think twice about punting from, which Reichard can also do as a specialist.
Feels great to be back healthy. Always a good day of work training with @JamesWilhoit pic.twitter.com/JqBQbDjmU9
— Will Reichard (@WillReichard) June 27, 2020
In the video, Reichard can be seen middling the uprights from well beyond the 50-yard line.
The Alabama kicking situation has been rough on the team in recent seasons, even coming close to costing the program championship No. 17 in 2017 against UGA. Can a healthy Reichard finally be the answer they were looking for?
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