Former TCU kicker forgoes the NFL to launch kicking academy

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(WFAA) Former TCU kicker Jaden Oberkrom gives up his NFL career before it started because he decided to follow his passion and coach kids to become better kickers. But building a business takes skills and he wasn't familiar with. So he took a second big risk - hiring a group of five high school students to create a comprehensive marketing plan for him.

A little over two years ago, former TCU kicker Jaden Oberkrom stepped back from his holder and attempted a 37-yard field goal against West Virginia as time expired. The then-No. 7 Horned Frogs would lose if he missed it, and win over the No. 20 Mountaineers if he put it through the uprights as a bone-chilling wind whipped through the stadium.

What goes through your head as you approach the ball in that situation?

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