Dinos ready for Vanier Cup rematch in Mitchell Bowl against Rouge et Or
CALGARY — Up until last week, Calgary Dinos kicker Niko DiFonte didn’t have much experience dealing with reporters.
But after booting a game-winning — and Canadian university record-setting — 59-yard field goal on the final play of last Saturday’s Hardy Bowl, he’s been flooded with media requests.
DiFonte’s kick, which gave Calgary a 44-43 win over the UBC Thunderbirds, went viral. Video of the winning play was shown on NFL.com and ESPN while retired punter Pat McAfee, who has 1.17 million Twitter followers, gave DiFonte a shout out on the social media site.
“It’s been different,” said DiFonte, 19. “It’s kind of cool, but back to reality soon.”