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Gainesville High graduate Chandler Staton in line to chase dreams of kicking in the NFL, despite bizarre start to college career
Sixth-year senior is 11 of 11 on field goals, including game-winner for Appalachian State against No. 14 Coastal Carolina on Oct. 20
Chandler Staton
Appalachian State place kicker and Gainesville High graduate Chandler Staton (91) kicks a game winning field goal during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Coastal Carolina on Oct. 20 in Boone, N.C.
Situations with bizarre adversity, which he can finally laugh about now but were not funny at the time, are all part of a bigger puzzle during his successful six-year career at Appalachian State.
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