Specialists are the unsung heroes in football. Often forgotten, but vitally important.
Particularly when it comes to kickers, you hear more about their failures than their successes. Powerhouse programs like Alabama and Ohio State have had possible title-winning seasons derailed by crucial field goal misses. Arkansas, by contrast, has had consistent success with kickers – even in its darkest hours.
Big legs like Zach Hocker, Connor Limpert and Cam Little were reliable bright spots on oftentimes dreadful teams in the last 15 years. With Little breaking the NFL record with an improbable 68-yard field goal in November, the Razorbacks have a legitimate argument for being college football’s “PKU.