Henery poised to leave his mark at NU

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April 6, 2010 by Brandon Vogel

We all know that Alex Henery is good. If he'd done nothing more than kick that field goal against Colorado in 2008 his place in Husker lore would be secure but he has done more. Last year he was definitely Nebraska's offensive MVP despite not really playing offense. In his first season he was perfect (8-8 FG, 45-45 XP). What will it be this season?

A whole lot of record breaking.

Here are the kicking records Henery already holds. He's got the longest field goal in school history as mentioned above. He was the most accurate kicker of extra points (min. 80 attempts) heading into last season at 99.0% and he improved by going 38 of 38 to reach 99.2%. Henery holds the record for most consecutive field goals to start a career (12) and he's also the most accurate field goal kicker in school history as well at 87.7% (50-57).

So what's still on the board? Quite a bit, actually. With eight more made field goals in 2010, Henery will break Kris Brown's career record of 57 FGs. He'll best Brown again with 20 more field goal attempts. While Henery won't catch Brown in either extra points made (B: 217, H: 139) or attempted (B: 222, H: 140)--through no fault of his own--if he is perfect on XPs this season as he was in his freshman and junior seasons he'd be the first Husker to achieve the feat three times.

Then there's the big one. With 100 more points Henery would become the all-time leading scorer, beating out Brown by one point (389 to 388). In each of the past two seasons Henery has scored 110. Not bad for a walk-on, right?

But there's one more reward that might be fitting for Henery pending the outcome of 2010. How about the first kicker in Husker history to have his jersey retired? Nebraska's had some good ones but none of them have received the ultimate honor of having their jersey retired. Why?

Because kickers are a tough sell. The nature of the position means they're almost destined to lead the team in scoring year in and year out. Four kickers, Henery included, are on Nebraska's Top 10 list of career scorers. Scoring is line one on their job description, but as it stands now no one has done it better or more accurately than Henery.

Of course there's still another season to play and the point here is not to jump the gun. Rather, let's just keep in mind as we spend the spring searching for breakout scoring threats that we already have one.

Maybe the best one in school history.
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Great read. Thanks for posting :thumbs

With all of the accomplishments mentioned in the article, it is so hard to believe that he was just as important from a defensive perspective. I would be all for having his jersey retired.

Henry had 8 punts downed inside the 3 yard line.....are you *@@#$*# kidding me?!?!? Some punters only manage to get 8 inside the 20 over the course of a season. Simply amazing. :worship

 
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It couldn't happen to a better player. He deserves to break the scoring record and I hope he does.

 
Nebraska only retires the jerseys of major award winners, so that pretty much depends on media perspective. Is this the year that he finally gets his due from the nation's eyes?

 
I find it amazing that a walk-on can become the all-time scoring leader. Props to AH, let's hope he wins the Groza this year.

 
Nexus said:
Landlord of Memorial Stadium said:
Nebraska only retires the jerseys of major award winners, so that pretty much depends on media perspective. Is this the year that he finally gets his due from the nation's eyes?
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Well he was a semi-finalist for the Lou Groza award last year. Would love to see him win it this year though.
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I would love to see him win it as well, but that would mean another season of mediocre offense. Lets hope the only thing he is kicking is extra points. :)

 
If he doesnt win the major award needed to have his jeresy retired that rule should be waived for this one. This kid has had one of the biggest impacts of the last decade. Between Suh, Crouch, and Barret Ruud who is the other player that has done everything he could and made a great impact on the program. He single handedly saved our season last year, and Colorado yea they still have nightmares about him.

 
UGAHusker said:
I think that it would be very interesting if our all-time leading scorer also had a Blackshirt.
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Exactly what I was thinking. It will be a shame if he doesnt get his jersey retired. If you combine everything he has done through this period of transformation for the Nebraska program, highlighted by his being a walk-on, -Henery is the epitome of a Husker Great...its really quite amazing. Who gives a sh#t if he is a 'kicker?' Can anyone, with a straight face, name a player over the last decade that has had a greater effect on more games than lil Alex?

 
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I believe Henery did get a blackshirt before the Holiday Bowl, but it was the same day that Anthony West and Colton Koehler got one too

 
I can't think of a more seserving player than AH. He deserves to have his jersey retired on his kicking alone, when you add the fact that his punting was such a large part of the defenses success last year, it almost has to be done. I will always remember him as a husker great just like I do with Josh and Kris Brown.

 
The first kicker to earn a Blackshirt? Is that a record? Was there another?

I guess he's not the first.

Jesse Kosch who was awarded a Blackshirt for his efforts from 1994 to 1997

 
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