By Colby Gordon
There was a range of emotions all over the Texas sideline when kicker Cameron Dicker trotted on to the field to attempt the game-winner against Kansas, as players dealt with the stress in several ways.
“Guys are always different,” wide receiver Collin Johnson said. “Some people can’t watch, some are saying prayers, some are staring. I just watch and maybe say a little prayer in the back of my head. (Dicker) does it all the time in practice — he has ice in his veins.”
One common theme was [s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level2)]that everyone had confidence that Dicker would make the kick.
“I kind of turned my back and looked at the big screen at the same time,” wideout Devin Duvernay said. “I had a ton of confidence he was going to make it, but the whole situation makes you nervous.”
Junior tight end Cade Brewer played with Dicker in high school at Lake Travis and was on the field as part of the field-goal unit for the first time this season during the kick.
“It was cool being on the field and watching it go through the uprights,” Brewer said. “I knew he was going to make it. I’ve been around him for a long time. He’s just so clutch. He makes those kicks easily in practice and he’s not afraid of the big moment.”
Brewer noted he can pinpoint the exact moment he knew Dicker was clutch.
“When we were playing Cibolo Steele my senior year (at Lake Travis), and he made a 50-yarder to tie the game,” he said. “That’s when.”
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