Redshirt-junior finds kicking stride in second year

Bass sets up for a field goal kick against South Carolina State.When it comes to football, kickers play a vital role in the team's success, often becoming the hero or scapegoat based on how well they play.

Tyler Bass, a redshirt junior out of South Carolina, has been the kicker for Georgia Southern for the last couple of seasons, and he's become as reliable as they come, but football wasn't always in the plans for Bass. The kicker talked about the other sports he played, soccer, baseball and basketball, before settling on football.

"I started kicking in ninth grade, I was probably 15," Bass said. "The whole reason I started kicking was my grandma, she knew I played soccer and our high school…