When the ball left Cory Munson’s foot on an untimed down at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in what ended up being Western Kentucky’s final play of the 2019 season, he knew it was going through the upright.
From there, he said after the 52-yard game-winning kick in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl, it was a blur.
The kick was the last in Munson’s freshman season, capping off a turnaround 9-4 campaign after the Hilltoppers won just three games the year prior, and gave the program its fourth bowl victory since 2014.
Munson’s make, which allowed him to reach his goal of connecting on a game-winning kick he said he had set the day before in a question-and-answer session on his Instagram story, is something he says he can look at with fond memories, but it hasn’t changed his approach as he shifts his focus to the future.