Dean Janikowski (WSU Cougar kicker)

Dean Janikowski is the kicker for Washington State University. He was All Pac-12 in 2021 and had a great season in 2022 hitting 11 of 14 field goals including a 50 yarder. Dean also recently raised over $17,000 to help people  with cancer treatments. We had a great chat about the mental aspects of football, some of the coaches he has worked with, the foundation dedicated to his mom and more! 00:00 - Intro00:45 - Sebastian Janikowski (No Relation) 02:27 - John Carney & Becoming a Kicker 04:20 - Kicking Strength 06:14 - Growing Up in Small Town California 07:20 - Choosing Wazzu Over Other Schools 09:10 - Structure at WSU 12:10 - WSU Visit & Garner Minshew 12:58 - Mike Leach 17:02 - Becoming the Coug Kicker 19:15 - The Mental Part of Kicking 22:15 - Coach Dickert 23:10 - Cowboy's Kicker & Missed P.A.T.s 24:30 - Laces Out 25:26 - Icing Kickers 26:15 - Cougs Season & Bowl Game 28:05 - Sidelines, Coaching & Fans 30:00 - Trolls in Games & Social Media 31:32 - Heather Janikowski Foundation & Story 38:01 - Goals for Next Year 39:35 - New Analytics for Kickers 40:33 - Outro Heather Janikowski Foundation website:https://hj.foundation/Chuck Shute website:https://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!