Back-to-back titles for Coach Jim with 21 LIKES! In December he tied for the top spot, but decided that 2026 was going to his year! Way to go, Jim! Glad for your participation. All of our members are better because of it. ...and what does Jim win? This month Jim gets a say in which color our hats will be at Mike Farley's Kickers Camp this summer (and soon available to any K-Skool members, too) — only Jim gets a FREE cap for his winning posts and comments! 😅 Get on the February Leaderboard right now!!!

LSU kicker, Damian Ramos, shares his thoughts on the phrase we've heard a thousand times... "You had one job to do." WATCH REEL on IG > Who does better... cold kicker to win the game or cold QB to win the game?

We had media day so I thought I would share some photos. Drop some of your best photos kicking skool.

For many of us, when we were little, our position on the team was pretty well locked in. That seems great UNTIL you finally have to compete to win the "job" — no matter the sport — or choir concert or the school play, for that matter. I've mentioned before, that a Hall of Fame kicker once told me that he was "just three kicks away" from getting cut. Ask Brandon McManus how he's feeling right now about keeping his job with the Packers. And now, with the advent of "the NCAA Portal", transferring from one school to another is a relatively easy thing. You may be this year's starter, but you are not guaranteed to keep your job. You need to keep training. Keep improving your skills. Keep re-connecting to doing the things that YOU LOVE. I post this Instagram video that I bumped into... about UW-La Crosse (D3) punter, Ethan Tranel who is now on his way to Madison (D1) to compete for the starting job for the Badgers. Is this smart for him to do so? Only time will tell, but I have news for Ethan, there are three guys at Wisconsin who are all expecting to be the starting punter next season. One of those is a young man who I helped train, Sean West, who say action this past season. Big step up for Ethan, going from D3 to D1. Big challenge ahead for Sean. Good luck to all!

In this new era of NIL money and an NCAA that is desperate to stay relevant, navigating the D1 football marketplace can be brutal, if not insane. Star players get paid as much as the pros — because they ARE pros. Only the rules haven't adjusted yet to make it fair for players, colleges, coaches and fans. Apparently keeping your promises doesn't hold much weight anymore. BUT IT WILL FOR YOU — A KICKER or PUNTER. As crucial as you are to your team, to D1 P4 programs, you don't rate the same treatment. Were you in Darian Mensah's shoes (see the story recap below), you would not be moving on to Miami after one season, breaking your "commitment" to Duke. HERE'S MY ADVICE: The point is... you should want to PLAY in college over a 4 year commitment. You're likely to redshirt your first year. Find a program (not just a coach) that you like and respect — he may be choose to leave. Better yet, find a school that you like and respect — where you'll meet 5 friends for life. Know that half the guys who go into the Portal, NEVER play football again. Consider your options carefully. D1 - D2 - D3 - NAIA - JUCO - PORTAL YOU CAN ALWAYS DM me. 💬 _ _ _ _ DUKE AND QB DARIAN MENSAH REACHED A SETTLEMENT ...that formalizes his transfer to Miami. He just transferred this past year to Duke with an $8MM / 2-year agreement from Tulane. Now he's off to Miami for $4MM 1-year deal. (That's 3 schools in 3 years). What are the odds that in 2027 he'll transfer yet again? NFL guys have a binding contract. You don't get out of it without some serious repercussions. That's what the NFL owners and Players Union have agreed to. There isn't anything really in place yet, for colleges. It's still very much "the WILD WILD WEST."