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The season couldn't have started on a better note for Adam Griffith.
Starting for the first time, Alabama's kicker came up big in the season opener with West Virginia. Nailing all four kicks ― three from 40-plus yards ― Griffith was named SEC special teams player of the week.
He made his first seven kicks overall, but hit a rough patch in recent weeks. Missing four of his next five kicks, Griffith's only attempted one field goal in the last two games.
Alabama coach Nick Saban offered some insight into the situation Tuesday.
"He's got a little bit of a physical problem that I'm not going to talk about that we've had to manage, which has affected his ability to kick maybe in practice as much as he's used to," Saban said.
At Tennessee last week, Griffith became the first Alabama kicker to miss an extra point since Jeremy Shelley misfired late in the 2012 BCS Championship Game.
Griffith has still kicked every field goal and extra point this season. Punter JK Scottkicked off in his place seven times this season with five of those attempts coming two weeks ago against Texas A&M. But at Tennessee, Griffith booted all six kickoffs with three touchbacks.
"He's still hitting the ball well," Saban said. "He kicked off really well in the last game. I think he slipped on the extra point that he missed, but other than that I thought he did really well in the game."
The season couldn't have started on a better note for Adam Griffith.
Starting for the first time, Alabama's kicker came up big in the season opener with West Virginia. Nailing all four kicks ― three from 40-plus yards ― Griffith was named SEC special teams player of the week.
He made his first seven kicks overall, but hit a rough patch in recent weeks. Missing four of his next five kicks, Griffith's only attempted one field goal in the last two games.
Alabama coach Nick Saban offered some insight into the situation Tuesday.
"He's got a little bit of a physical problem that I'm not going to talk about that we've had to manage, which has affected his ability to kick maybe in practice as much as he's used to," Saban said.
At Tennessee last week, Griffith became the first Alabama kicker to miss an extra point since Jeremy Shelley misfired late in the 2012 BCS Championship Game.
Griffith has still kicked every field goal and extra point this season. Punter JK Scottkicked off in his place seven times this season with five of those attempts coming two weeks ago against Texas A&M. But at Tennessee, Griffith booted all six kickoffs with three touchbacks.
"He's still hitting the ball well," Saban said. "He kicked off really well in the last game. I think he slipped on the extra point that he missed, but other than that I thought he did really well in the game."
