Life as a kicker in college football is a thankless one despite being one of the toughest jobs in sports. Wins and losses in crucial games consistently come down to the foot and the steely nerve of a college kicker.
One of the strangest moments of the 2025 college football season happened last weekend when UAB's Sirad Bryant stomped on the foot of Tennessee Vols kicker Max Gilbert.
It's been a solid first month of the season for the Tennessee Vols. Despite a 44-41 overtime loss to Georgia on September 13 - a game that could have gone the Vols' way if Max Gilbert boots through a 43-yard field goal - the Vols are looking the part of a team that deserves its ranking among the nation's top 15 teams.
One of the strangest moments in college football on Saturday happened during the Tennessee Vols' 56-24 win against the UAB Blazers. At one point during the game, UAB's Sirad Bryant stomped on Vols kicker Max Gilbert's foot.
UAB's Sirad Bryant was whistled for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty during the first quarter Saturday after intentionally stomping on the foot of Tennessee kicker Max Gilbert.
It's been a rough couple of weeks for Tennessee Vols kicker Max Gilbert. Last weekend, Gilbert missed the potential game-winning field against the Georgia Bulldogs (Gilbert did make two other field goals in the game, though).
The Tennessee Vols are a missed field goal away from being the most hyped team in college football right now. If Vols kicker Max Gilbert had made the 43-yard field goal at the end of regulation to beat the Georgia Bulldogs last weekend, Tennessee would probably be a top five team right now.
Tennessee Vols legend Al Wilson left no doubt how he feels about the state of the UT football program after a 44-41 overtime loss to the Georgia Bulldogs.
There aren't as many people going with the unpopular statement that the Tennessee Volunteers defeat against the Georgia Bulldogs isn't all on the back and shoulders of Tennessee Vols kicker Max Gilbert.
It was heartbreak in Rocky Top on Saturday for kicker Max Gilbert and the Tennessee Volunteers. After looking like they had Kirby Smart's Bulldogs on the ropes, the Vols relinquished three different leads to fall to No.