Kentucky's kicker Alex Raynor has a chance to break an SEC record against Texas

Alex Raynor is the best field goal kicker in the country. In terms of both leg strength and consistency. He hasn't missed all season when there were three points on the line. He's only had one blip with an extra point, but he's been nails when converting for three. They haven't all been chip shots; he's made field goals all over the place. He's now made 18 consecutive field goals in a row.

He hasn't missed a field goal since October 28, 2023, when he tried to squeeze a deep 53-yard field goal in the 4th quarter against the Tennessee Volunteers. He went 2-2 in the last game against Murray State with a long of 32 yards. Those two put him within striking distance of the SEC record.

The SEC record for consecutive field goals made is 20, and it was set back in 2014 by Georgia kicker Marshall Morgan. The previous record was 18 in a row before Marshall extended it to 19 and then to 20 in the same game, eventually missing the 21st attempt in that game against South Carolina.

Therefore, if Raynor makes his first field goal attempt on Saturday against the Texas Longhorns, that will move him out of tied for second place with 18 and into solo second place with 19; it will also put him one more made field goal away from tying the record with Marshall. If somehow he's able to convert three attempts in a row (from his first to his third), that would push him into the record books in the SEC with 21 consecutive field goals made.

You may be asking about the NCAA record; Raynor doesn't really have a chance to surpass that record without some bonus year of eligibility. Raynor, being a senior, will be graduating this year and won't be able to chase the all-time record of 34 set by Nick Sciba of Wake Forest in 2018. Unless Kentucky tries 16 field goals in two games, and Raynor doesn't miss a single one. It doesn't feel likely, but breaking the SEC record would be amazing and would give him a ton of confidence as he sets his sights on kicking in the NFL.