Georgia kicker Marshall Morgan struggled at times as a freshman but ended his sophomore season by making 17 consecutive field goals.Georgia kicker Marshall Morgan is encountering pressure again this season, but for an entirely different reason.
Marshall entered last August hoping to rebound from an erratic freshman year that contained six missed field goals and four botched extra points. He is now competing in his third preseason camp with an objective of setting a new Southeastern Conference standard.
After making 17 consecutive field goals to close last season, Marshall needs to make the first two this year to surpass the 18 straight made by Tennessee’s Fuad Reveiz in 1984.
“I’m just going to focus on each kick, and I’m going to plan on making that first one and go from there,” Morgan said Wednesday by phone. “I’m not thinking about the record at all, and I’m going to try not to think about it when I’m out there kicking.”
Morgan was 22-of-24 overall on field-goal tries last season, and he made all 47 extra points.