Tristan Mattson had never kicked a field goal attempt over his career prior to Saturday's game between the Central Michigan Chippewas (1-1) and the New Hampshire Wildcats (1-1), but he found himself at the center of attention at Kelly/Shorts Stadium as he crossed his chest and lined up for the try.
Mattson, primarily a kickoff specialist for Arkansas State prior to his arrival at Central, was officially listed as a co-starter with Josh Rolston, with neither kicker getting an attempt last week vs. Michigan State.
It was reminiscent of the game between these two teams fought 10 years ago to the week, where true freshman kicker Ron Coluzzi walked out to kick a 27-yard field goal set up by a Kavon Frazier fumble recovery as the clock struck triple-zero to give CMU the 24-21 victory in 2013.