Senior kicker for Texas Tech. 2017: 4 field goals, 35 points.
5′11″ · 180 lb · Austin, TX
The story
4 kicker for Texas Tech. 2017: 4 field goals, 35 points.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearMichael Barden
Third season at Texas Tech, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Texas, Week 13, 2017.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Texas Tech — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2015–2017
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Kliff Kingsbury.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Kliff Kingsbury — 18-20 over that span.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2017
W 27–23
at Texas
1 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 on the road.
With D. Panazzolo — 44 AVG · 53 LONG · 9 NO · K. Coutee — 9 rec · 168 yds
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | FGM/FGA | LONG | XP | PTS | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 52-45vs Arizona State | 1/1 | 39 | 2/2 | 5 | |
| Wk 4 | W 27-24@ Houston | 1/1 | 47 | 2/2 | 5 | |
| Wk 5 | L 34-41vs Oklahoma State | 2/2 | 26 | 4/4 | 10 | |
| Wk 6 | W 65-19@ Kansas | 0/1 | 0 | 6/6 | 6 | |
| Wk 7 | L 35-46@ West Virginia | 0/3 | 0 | 5/5 | 5 | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-31vs Iowa State | 0/0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 27-49@ Oklahoma | 0/0 | 0 | 3/4 | 3 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-23@ Texas | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 4/8 | 47 | — | 35 |