31: Andrew Ritter




Rebel Rex show

Summary: Our guest for today's show is Andrew Ritter who took a redshirt last year and this year is handling the place kicking and the field goals.<br> <br> When Coach Freeze approached both Tyler Campbell and Andrew in the Spring of 2012 right before their fourth years, they both sat down and weighed their options and when it came down to it they found too many positives. They were able to further their educations by getting their masters degrees, have another year at Ole Miss and in Oxford, and would also really be able to help the football team in a stronger capacity. Throughout that season, Andrew didn't have to worry about being ready for game day and was able to work on his craft and do what he needed to do to prepare for the next year and he thinks that helped both he and Tyler tremendously.<br> <br> Andrew was the back up place kicker but for his first three years and his main focus during that season was to get as consistent as he could with his field goals. That took going back to the fundamentals, something that Andrew is still focusing on now. He felt good with his kick-offs but was also able to work on those and build a lot of strength. Andrew also discusses the importance of kicking strategy in kick-off.