A few years ago, North Carolina coach Larry Fedora had one of the worst place-kicking situations in the Power Five. Then in 2015, after previously working as a kickoff specialist, Nick Weiler emerged as a reliable and capable threat booting the ball between the uprights.
A long-haired vet with a foot to match his looks, Weiler topped his incredible 55-yard field goal in Tallahassee with the best taunt possible: a tomahawk chop.
54 YARD GAME WINNING FIELD GOAL @TarHeelFootball WINS!!!
— ACC Digital Network (@theACCDN) October 1, 2016
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The only thing that makes Weiler's celebration better than the one from Michigan State's Michael Geiger after beating Ohio State was that UNC had the team inspiration. Geiger's running air guitar lacked a school-related taunt, but still holds the crown as the best kicker celebration in recent memory.