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Texas Tech player is kicking it for real now

By Chris Dufresne
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FROM "THE FABULOUS FORUM" — 

The No. 8-ranked Texas Tech Red Raider wrecking balls ruined No. 19 Kansas’ homecoming Saturday with a 63-21 win in Lawrence -- and here’s the kicker.

One of the ancillary stars of Texas Tech’s win was sophomore Matt Williams, who converted on all nine of his extra-point attempts. Texas Tech Coach Mike Leach, frustrated by his team’s kicking woes, offered Williams a roster spot after seeing him win a between-quarters kicking contest during a home game on Sept. 20.

Williams was perfect on Saturday, and Texas Tech was nearly the same in dismantling what was thought to be a pretty good Kansas team.

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Chris Dufresne

Chris Dufresne was the Los Angeles Times’ national college football/basketball columnist from 1995 to 2015. He also covered skiing at the Winter Olympics and wrote extensively on most sports. He is a multiple national award winner and was named 2011 California Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Assn. A Los Angeles native, he started at The Times in 1976 as a truck loader and literally worked his way up (two floors to be exact).

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