BOURBONNAIS — Elliott Fry stepped toward the football Monday and his plant foot slipped on the wet grass at a rainy Olivet Nazarene University. Falling to the ground, he kicked the ball anyway. The 51-yard field goal attempt landed on the ground before it reached the end zone.
No matter. He lined up again and made the same 51-yard kick, finishing another strong performance. Fry made 8-of-10 tries, missing when he slipped and earlier on a 39-yarder.
“[Special teams coordinator Chris Tabor] and I talked about that — We don’t care about wind, we don’t care about rain, we don’t care about whatever,” head coach Matt Nagy said. “The more fans that come out and do what they want to do, we love it, and bring it on.
“It’s great for [the kickers]. Conditions don’t matter. Whatever it happens to be that day…you saw Elliott slip on that one. That could happen. Next play mentality and make the next one. I thought he did a good job.”
With the Bears alternating days for their kickers, Eddy Piñeiro’s turn comes Tuesday.
“Obviously, we got a good kicker competition going,” quarterback Mitch Trubisky said. “And it’s cool to see them make field goals, and I think it adds extra pressure just having the fans. They know that everyone is watching them. But they’ve done a great job just delivering, making a bunch of kicks, and the competition is going to keep going. And as teammates we’ll just keep supporting them.”
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