The Miami Hurricanes came out victorious over Texas A&M in the first round of the College Football Playoff, but it was by the hair on the chinny chin chin. The game might go down as one of the ugliest in CFP history after there were many turnovers and even more missed field goals by both teams.
While the wind was crazy at Kyle Field, there were some kicks that were simply off by kicker Carter Davis, but head coach Mario Cristobal is choosing to move forward with no changes for the matchup against Ohio State. Cristobal made it clear that the Hurricanes have all the faith in the world in Carter and believe that the missed field goals are a thing of the past.
"We do trust him," Cristobal said. "We trust the operation and we will go forward with him."
NEW: Mario Cristobal said Carter Davis will remain the Hurricanes’ kicker after missing three field goals against Texas A&M.
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“We do trust him. We trust the operation and we will go forward with him.”
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Going into this matchup, Davis isn't the only kicker between these two teams to have missed some big kicks in his last game. Ohio State kicker Jayden Fielding missed what would have been the game-tying field goal in the Big Ten Championship game against Indiana.
Ohio State went on to lose that game to Indiana and lost the No. 1 seed because of that. If it comes down to a big kick, could there be problems for both teams' kickers? Cristobal doesn't seem to think so.
"I don't see a reason to change," Cristobal said.
Davis has helped Miami to this point, and taking him out and making a big change after just one bad game is pretty hasty. Having trust in your players is key, and Cristobal is proving that by keeping Davis as the starting kicker.