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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Good to hear. I was actually wondering about that. FWIW, here's a nice (UNC) article that I found on him:
For one former UNC player it was a Rose Bowl redemption
Ruggles calmly walked onto the Rose Bowl field, with a chance to close out a season where he made all but one kick.
As the holder got the ball set, a defender came flying past the offensive line. But this time Ruggles struck the ball between the bright yellow posts before he could get there, giving his team the lead with less than 10 seconds remaining.
“If you miss this field goal, everybody’s watching that game and everybody’s going to have something to say, especially in the social media world,” Ohio State long snapper Bradley Robinson said. “That’s where it takes like a whole other level of mental strength to be prepared for that possibility and then deal with that. And he did just that.”
After the conversion, Ruggles looked down at the defender who tried to block him and gave him a salute before getting carried in the air by a 6-foot-8, 360-pound lineman.
“He told me that the minute he walked on the field, that there’s not a chance in hell that he’s missing this one,” Grubbs said. “Now, he’s the hero at Ohio State.”
One year before his winning kick, he was on the bench, taking snaps with backups. Seven months before it, he was planning on going into the summer without a kicking job. Now, he’s a Rose Bowl champion, ESPN All-American and will soon have a tree planted in his name next to Ohio Stadium because of his accomplishments on the field.
Ruggles posted on Twitter on Jan. 21 that he was going to return to Ohio State for his final year of eligibility, announcing he’d be declaring for the 2023 NFL Draft. After being the focal point of an embarrassing defeat, he now views his two misses at Virginia Tech as an occurrence that needed to happen in order to finally get his redemption two years later.
“Nobody’s perfect,” Ruggles said. “But you can either let that moment define you and back down and give it up or you can learn from it, figure out what you did wrong and make it a point not to make that same mistake again.”
Entire article: http://mediahub.unc.edu/for-one-former-unc-player-it-was-a-rose-bowl-redemption/
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OregonBuckeye
Semper Fi Buckeyes
I hope he isn't too down on himself. He is a tremendous kicker from 45 yards and shorter. He was put in a tough spot with a FG outside his range. Still had a great career
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calibuck
Too soon old, too late smart
Kid did good. Short, but very good career in scarlet & gray. Was gladdened to see him trot out for that last FG, and when it hooked left, was saddened for this young man, not the loss. Hopefully he'll get a shot at the league, and stick somewhere. Agreed with Brody, blaming him for the loss is like blaming the kid who made the last out as losing the game. There were many, many plays that were muffed that could have rendered that last FG unnecessary. His just happened to be the last.
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