GAINESVILLE — For one snap, all the pressure rests on one man and his foot. Unlike other football positions, there are no redos, no other downs, no going back. Make it through the uprights, and he’s a hero. Miss, and fans mumble about replacements.

Senior Trey Smack embraces the challenge of being Florida’s kicker with nonchalance. He insists the job isn’t as hard as people make it out to be, even with a sharpened focus on Florida after the team fired coach Billy Napier.

“It’s only mentally challenging if you make it mentally challenging,” he said.

It’s easy to joke about it for someone like Smack, who consistently plays a role in the Gators’ wins. Power isn’t an issue with a leg like his. Smack tied the current record of eight 50-or-more-yard field goals and tied a career-high kick len

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