[Husker] Well No More Congdon to Kick

[Bob Beach]

Steve Reichenbach wrote:
> I really haven't seen much if any criticism of Congdon.  I have seen
> criticism of the coaching staff because the team doesn't have a kicker
> who can put kickoffs in the end-zone and kick long FGs.  The story in
> the LJS left the impression that although Congdon was prepared to be
> a donor, whether he would do so was not deemed certain nor perhaps even
> likely at this time.  The story noted that his grandfather and two other
> family friends had died recently and that Congdon wanted to be close to
> his family.  One person suggested that Congdon may have been putting
> the team first by giving up the scholarship, suggesting that Congdon
> might have questioned his contributions to the team.  I think Congdon
> has been a very reliable kicker in the situations he has been asked to
> perform and he seems like a class kid.  Sometimes we forget the players
> are in their teens or early twenties, but again I don't think there has
> been any criticism of Congdon.
>
>   


     After reading an article in today's print version of the Lincoln 
Journal Star it really doesn't seem like Congdon was too bad.  For his 
career from 20-29 yards he was 11-14, from 30-39 he was 9-11, from 40-49 
he was 4-5, and had no attempts from 50-59.  That makes him 24-30 
overall.  I doubt there are too many kickers in Div IA that did a whole 
lot better than that over th last two years.


Bob Beach