“In a perfect world,” Flintoft said Saturday, “I would never see the field because that means we just outplayed the other team completely.”
Flintoft was so essential to the team’s success last season that he was awarded a scholarship. J.J. Molson was among the most consistent kickers in the Pac-12, making 17 of 21 field-goal tries, including a 37-yarder with four seconds left against California that gave UCLA the victory it needed to gain bowl eligibility.
Flintoft called it “a good builder year” going into his senior season, the less-than-glowing description a nod to his perfectionism after he averaged 42.