After the worst day of his life as a kicker, Sam Ficken found out how many people were in his corner.
The Penn State sophomore suffered through a nightmarish performance in Week 2 at Virginia, missing four of his five field goal attempts and an extra point attempt in the Nittany Lions’ 17-16 loss. He felt awful about it, knowing that just one of those kicks could have made the difference in the game. But he said his teammates and coaches offered nothing but support, publicly backing him in postgame interviews and telling him to keep his head up.
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