Long distance kicks have become far more prevalent as the quality of kickers has improved thanks to more training and specialized coaching. The NFL has set records in each of the last four seasons for made field goals of at least 50 yards with the total reaching 195 in 2024 — doubling the total from every NFL season until 2015.

The best kicker is college football is Hawaii's Kansei Matsuzawa, who learned his craft in part by studying YouTube videos.

With 18 seconds left, redshirt senior running back Anthony Frias II sets up Mateen Bhaghani’s field goal in UCLA’s narrow 20-17 win. Quarterback Nico Iamaleava returns after an injury

Thomas Schwartz V drilled a 41-yard field goal with three seconds left for Morehead State in a 23-21 win over Marist on Saturday

Moody, a Northville native who starred for the University of Michigan football team, kicked the game-winning field goal despite only learning on Sunday that he would be filling in for Cario Santos, who injured his quadriceps muscle.

Tigers gained just 14 yards in 15 plays on Missouri's side of field, as late-game execution issues plague Hugh Freeze's team for fourth straight SEC defeat.

Brian Schottenheimer continues to bring the energy to the Dallas Cowboys locker room, and it is exactly what the team needs.

Week 9 of high school football in Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties is in the books. Here's what caught our eye from Friday's action.