Clayton Hatfield stood outside the locker room door, his head lowered, his pads removed listening to his head coach, Kliff Kingsbury.
Moments earlier his “simple” extra point attempt went wide right.
A few minutes later after that, Texas Tech lost 45-44 to Oklahoma State at Boone Pickens Stadium on Saturday.
“I just told him, ‘I’m proud of the way that he has kicked the last two years.’ He’s hit a bunch of big-time plays for us and he’ll do it again. He just has to move on to the next one and he will have his opportunity the next two games to help us win.