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William Ross Season 2021

PositionK
Weight202 lbs
Height6-1
ClassFreshman
HometownRock Hill, S.C.
High SchoolNorthwestern
Previous SchoolCoastal Carolina / South Carolina

2022 at Virginia Tech
Season Notes:   Played in nine games as Tech’s place kicker, scoring 44 points ... Was 8-for-10 on field goal attempts with a 49-yard long ... Made his first eight career-opening field goals, the most by a Tech place kicker since 2007 (Jud Dunlevy - 9) ... Was 5-for-6 on field goals ranging from 40 yards or more, beginning his career with five consecutive makes.
• Went 3-for-4 on PAT attempts and missed a 40-yard field goal try against Georgia Tech (Nov. 5).
• Wore Coach Beamer’s No. 25 jersey while drilling three PATs at No. 24 NC State (Oct. 27).
• Converted two PATs against Miami (Oct. 15).
• Went 1-for-2 in field goal attempts (18 made, 36 missed) and went 2-for-2 in PATs during his five-point day at Pitt (Oct. 8).
• Extended his streak to seven consecutive career-opening field goals, connecting from 34 yards and hitting one PAT at North Carolina (Oct. 1).
• Drilled a 44-yard field goal and hit one PAT during his four-point night against West Virginia (Sept. 22).
• Hit two field goals (41, 46 yards) and tacked on three PATs for his second consecutive nine-point outing against Wofford (Sept. 17).
• Went 2-for-2 in field goal attempts (38, 49 yards) and drilled three PATs during his nine-point night against Boston College (Sept. 10).
• Converted a 44-yard field goal and two PATs during his five-point collegiate debut at Old Dominion (Sept. 2).
 

2021 at Virginia Tech
• Transferred to Virginia Tech yet did not make an appearance.
 
2020 at South Carolina
• Transferred to South Carolina though did not compete in football while enrolled.
 
2019 at Coastal Carolina
• Did not make an appearance, redshirting during the 2019 season.
• Was named to the Dean’s List (3.25 GPA or higher) for the fall 2019 semester.
 
High School: Won a field goal competition at the Chris Sailer Kicking Camp … Didn’t start kicking until he was 17 … Played with a national all-star soccer team in Spain and was a member of the U.S. Development Academy program … Lettered in soccer at Northwestern High School, playing goalkeeper … A member of the National Honor Society and served as the student body secretary.
 
Personal: Son of Bill and Myra Ross  ... Sister, Abby, plays soccer at Furman University … Favorite move is The Wolf of Wall Street … Aspires to be a commercial real estate developer and studies real estate at VT.