Sanford's McCollum earns SoCon honor after game-winning kick
CULLOWHEE — Sanford native and Southern Lee High School graduate Bryan McCollum was named the Southern Conference Special Teams Player of the Week after kicking the game-winning field goal in Western Carolina’s dramatic 27-26 victory over Furman on Saturday. McCollum, a sophomore placekicker, connected on a 36-yard field goal with four seconds remaining to give the Catamounts their first road ...
Bryan McCollum, a sophomore placekicker for Western Carolina, was named the Southern Conference Special Teams Player of the Week after kicking the game-winning 36-yard field goal in a dramatic 27-26 victory over Furman on Saturday. The kick capped a nine-play, 58-yard drive engineered by quarterback Lex Thomas, and McCollum's performance earned him his second conference weekly honor of the season and the third of his collegiate career.
With a 93.3% success rate nationally among FCS kickers with at least 10 field goal attempts, McCollum has emerged as one of the most accurate kickers in the country this season.
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