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Baylor Football: 4 takeaways from 2019 Big 12 title loss to Oklahoma

By Gavin Jernigan

ARLINGTON, TX - DECEMBER 07: Charlie Brewer #12 of the Baylor Bears looks to throw against the Oklahoma Sooners in the first half of the Big 12 Football Championship at AT&T Stadium on December 7, 2019 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX - DECEMBER 07: Charlie Brewer #12 of the Baylor Bears looks to throw against the Oklahoma Sooners in the first half of the Big 12 Football Championship at AT&T Stadium on December 7, 2019 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images) /
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WACO, TEXAS – NOVEMBER 16: Gabe Brkic #47 of the Oklahoma Sooners kicks a field goal against the Baylor Bears in the fourth quarter at McLane Stadium on November 16, 2019 in Waco, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
WACO, TEXAS – NOVEMBER 16: Gabe Brkic #47 of the Oklahoma Sooners kicks a field goal against the Baylor Bears in the fourth quarter at McLane Stadium on November 16, 2019 in Waco, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /

2. The perfect kicker

It’s abnormal to be bringing up a kicker during the takeaways from a Power Five conference championship game. However, what Gabe Brkic has done this season is absolutely incredible. NFL kickers, as a collective group, can’t go a single weekend without missing an extra point. But somehow, in his first year as the starting kicker for Oklahoma, Brkic has gone the entire year without missing a field goal or an extra point.

As a sophomore playing on the biggest stage, it’s rare to have the consistency to be 47-for-47 on extra points and 16-for-16 on field goals. Additionally, only four of those field goals were inside of 30 yards, showing Brkic’s ability to make kicks from distance.

NFL kickers haven’t been great lately. But, college kickers are consistently bad. Ask any Alabama fan. It’s just the nature of the position. Kicking is hard. And going from kicking in front of a couple of hundred people in high school to in front of the entire nation is a huge jump.

Gabe Brkic hasn’t wavered in the spotlight, which has been extremely valuable for the Sooners. Brkic made all three of his field goal attempts in this Big 12 Championship Game and remains perfect.

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