Even after misses, Casey Barth is still kicking

Posted Oct 1, 2009
It’s said that practice makes perfect. But what happens when you’re perfect at practice, but not so when it counts during the games? That’s the dilemma UNC kicker Casey Barth finds himself dealing with these days. Line him up at practice and he’ll make every field goal he tries. But dress him up in a uniform, put 50,000 people in the stands and turn the television cameras on, and he’s suddenly developed a case of the wide-rights. (Wilmington Star News)

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