From the Arizona Republic

Until then, the critical job on a team struggling to score remains Bobby Wenzig’s. The walk-on true freshman, entering his fourth game of what was supposed to be a redshirt season, has moved past having a potential game-winning kick blocked at Georgia on Sept. 26 and generally is pleased with his progress.

“It’s just great for me to have an opportunity to prove myself for next year,” Wenzig said. “The first half of the first game (Sept. 19), I was completely nervous and freaked out. But after I made those PATs, I was ready for that 24-yard field goal, and I had no problem after that.” //

He made a 43-yarder against Georgia before his 37-yard try to break a tie at 17 came out low and caught the elbow of a leaping A.J. Green.

“It was just unfortunate,” Wenzig said. “I didn’t really think about it, because nobody pressured me into changing anything up. Just kick it higher; that’s all you need to do. I felt bad about it, but you just go to the next kick.”

He made a 35-yarder, his only attempt, against Oregon State last week and is 9 for 9 overall on extra points. That’s 18 points total, two fewer than 2007 Lou Groza Award winner Weber scored in the season opener.

Wenzig is adapting to kicking off from the 30-yard line, 10 yards farther than in high school, with mixed results. He has kicked three out of bounds, allowing the opponent to start from their 40-yard line.

“It was pretty simple (in high school),” Wenzig said. “Coach just said kick it as far as you can, and I had 55 touchbacks last year. I need to keep it inbounds. Field goals, I need to work on the height. It’s just consistency, consistency, consistency.”

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