MARTIN WELL, TOMORROW IT鈥橲 SENIOR DAY FOR THE CRIMSON TIDE AND ONE SPECIAL SENIOR IS CHASING HISTORY. RICK YEAH, TIDE KICKER WILL REICHARD OF HOOVER THIS IS AMAZING. HE鈥橲 22 POINTS FROM BECOMING THE GREATEST KICKER, NOT JUST IN ALABAMA HISTORY. IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL, HE IS CHASING BEING THE ALL TIME POINTS RECORD IN THE HISTORY OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL AND HE IS HOLDING HIS HEAD HIGH FOR COACH SABAN AS HE WILL AS HE MAKES HIS WAY DOWN THE LINE OF SENIORS. TOMORROW, HE鈥橲 GOING TO STAND NEXT TO HIS WIFE, AMELIA. THERE, HIS MOM, DANA鈥橲 SISTER TAYLOR. AND JUST LIKE HE DOES AFTER EVERY FIELD GOAL HERE, YOU WILL POINT UP TO HEAVEN TO HONOR HIS DAD, HIS DAD, GARY PASSED AWAY WHEN HE WAS A FRESHMAN. THAT IS WHEN WILL WAS A FRESHMAN AT HOOVER HIGH SCHOOL. BUT AFTER FIVE SEASONS OF KICKING AT BRYANT, DENNY IS STARTING TO SET IN THAT THIS IS IT A LITTLE SAD. YOU KNOW, THAT鈥橲 GOING TO BE MY LAST TIME IN BRYANT DENNY, BUT SUPER BLESSED TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PLAY HERE FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS. IT鈥橲 BEEN A HUGE BLESSING. I鈥橫 REALLY THANKFUL FOR COACH SABAN GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO D
Alabama's Will Reichard ties the NCAA scoring record, sets sights on SEC Championship
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Updated: 9:55 PM CST Nov 25, 2023
Video above: Will Reichard says goodbye to Bryant-Denny Stadium While Alabama and Auburn battled it out for bragging rights in the 88th edition of a 130-year-old rivalry, a single player on the field edged closer to a historic moment of his own.With 9 points scored Saturday, Alabama's Will Reichard, the program's most confident and consistent kicker in years, is just one point away from becoming the highest-scoring football player in NCAA history.The Hoover native tied the scoring record (530) Saturday, his sights now set on next week's game versus Georgia, where he will need a single point to own the all-time mark."I'm super thankful to have been able to play here for the last five years- it鈥檚 been a huge blessing," said Will Reichard last week. "I'm very thankful for Coach Saban giving me the opportunity to do so..."For five years, Reichard flipped the script, making the Crimson Tide's kicking concerns a thing of the past. While the Bama Nation is sad to see their kicker play his final Iron Bowl, they are proud of Will's journey and ready to see him kick his way past the NCAA scoring record.Stay updated on the latest sports updates with the 米兰体育 13 app. You can download it here.
Video above: Will Reichard says goodbye to Bryant-Denny Stadium
While Alabama and Auburn battled it out for bragging rights in the 88th edition of a 130-year-old rivalry, a single player on the field edged closer to a historic moment of his own.
With 9 points scored Saturday, Alabama's Will Reichard, the program's most confident and consistent kicker in years, is just one point away from becoming the highest-scoring football player in NCAA history.
The Hoover native tied the scoring record (530) Saturday, his sights now set on next week's game versus Georgia, where he will need a single point to own the all-time mark.
"I'm super thankful to have been able to play here for the last five years- it鈥檚 been a huge blessing," said Will Reichard last week. "I'm very thankful for Coach Saban giving me the opportunity to do so..."
For five years, Reichard flipped the script, making the Crimson Tide's kicking concerns a thing of the past.
While the Bama Nation is sad to see their kicker play his final Iron Bowl, they are proud of Will's journey and ready to see him kick his way past the NCAA scoring record.
Stay updated on the latest sports updates with the 米兰体育 13 app. You can download it here.
