College kickers? College kickers! Meet Week 9's unlikely heroes

In internet parlance, those two words, paired next to each other, have a certain connotation. The rough translation, for the longest time, has been: College football coaches should never rely on their field goal units because they cannot be trusted. Their tendency to miss seemingly routine kicks has helped create the stereotype, turning even the shortest field goal attempts into moments of collective anxiety for fans and coaches. For much of Saturday's game between No. 4 Indiana and Minnesota , that reputation seemed well-earned.