TCU Kicker Named Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week

Following the TCU Horned Frogs' narrow 23-17 victory over the West Virginia Mountaineers, kicker Nate McCashland was named the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week.

McCashland was thrown into the starting spot at place kicker after Kyle Lemmermann went down with an injury. He hadn’t had much opportunity to shine in previous weeks, as the Frogs hadn’t attempted a field goal since their win over Colorado on Oct. 4. But against West Virginia, he finally had his moment in the sun.

In front of a hostile Morgantown crowd, McCashland nailed three field goals from 35, 22, and 41 yards, the latter a career-long for the redshirt sophomore kicker from Lincoln, Nebraska.

Prior to arriving in Fort Worth in 2023, McCashland’s place-kicking experience was fairly limited. As a senior at Southeast High School, he made only four field goals but converted 98 of 101 PATs. After earning the starting role following Week 1, TCU sparingly utilized his kicking abilities, and when it did, McCashland missed. But since a 30-yard miss against Colorado, he’s been perfect. As a result, TCU has trusted him for more kicks, including the 41-yard field goal he made with 4:48 to go in the fourth quarter on Saturday night in Morgantown.

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