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 | Class: Senior
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 | Hometown: Clinton, Okla.
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 | Last College: Kentucky State
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 | Height / Weight: 6-2 / 198
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 | Position: Place Kicker
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In 2000: One of the best kickers in the Big 12 Conference
Topped off a solid season by connecting on two of three field goals against Florida State in the Orange Bowl
Hit field goals of 27 and 42 yards
Had a 37-yarder sail directly above the right upright declared no good
Finished his junior season strong by nailing seven of his last 10 attempts
Named honorable mention All-Big 12 by the Associated Press
Kicked a career-best 46-yard field goal against Kansas State in the Big 12 Championship game
Gave OU a 10-point advantage with just over three minutes remaining in the game
Handled all kickoffs, PATs and field goals
Connected on 13-of-21 field goals (.619) overall, but 10-of-12 (.833) tries inside league action
Nailed 11-of-15 field goals (.733) from inside 39 yards
Also converted on 59-of-60 PATs
Lone miss was a blocked attempt at Texas A&M
Finished the year ranked fifth in the Big 12 in field goals and sixth in scoring (8.1 ppg)
Ranked first on the team and first on OUs all-time single-season list for kick scoring with 98 points
Converted two field goals in four games - UTEP, Kansas, Kansas State and Texas A&M
Hit the game winner (a 24-yarder) against the second-ranked Wildcats with 3:24 to play
Tied for fourth best single-season total in OU history with 13 field goals.
In 1999: Won the kicking battle late in fall practices and ranked as one of the better kickers in the Big 12 Conference
Converted 11-of-16 field goals (.688) on the season
Began the year by connecting on nine consecutive field goals through the first eight games
Streak included a career-long 43 yarder vs. Texas
Was 7-of-8 from between 20 and 29 yards
Hit a career-best three field goals against Texas A&M
Was good from 19, 27 and 27 yards
Sent one of two field goals through the uprights during the Independence Bowl
A 34-yarder in the first quarter was his second best effort of the season
Connected on 49-of-51 PATs
Led the team in scoring with 88 points on the year
Caught a 4-yard touchdown pass off a fake field goal vs. Texas
Also had one tackle on the season which he made against Colorado.
In 1998: Redshirted.
At Kentucky State: Named to the all-conference team
Team competed in the Pioneer Bowl
Converted 9-of-12 field goal attempts
A freshman All-American.
At Clinton High School: Played four positions kicker, punter, wide receiver and defensive back
Team went undefeated and won the state championship his senior season
Named to the all-district team as a junior
An All-State alternate in both football and soccer as a senior
Lettered in football, basketball, soccer and track in high school.
The wrapup: Recorded nine points in the Big 12 Championship game to raise his single-season scoring total to 98, a school record for kickers (previous Tim Lashar, 96, 1986)
Stands fifth all-time at OU for scoring with 180 points
Also ranks sixth on the career list for field goals with 21
High school teammate of Sooners starter at tight end Trent Smith
Born: June 12, 1979, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Parents: Bill and Jane Duncan
Major: communication.
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