Ex-Notre Dame star wows again as NFL career keeps rolling

Brandon Aubrey never played for Marcus Freeman or Brian Kelly or any other Notre Dame football coach. He did however, technically star for a Notre Dame futbol coach.

Aubrey starred at soccer during his in in South Bend. However, after briefly pursuing a professional soccer career, he’s found a more lucrative life as the star kicker for the Dallas Cowboys. As a member of “America’s Team” he’s wowed onlookers since the start of his rookie season by booming kick after kick from long distance with great accuracy.

On Thursday night, Aubrey once again showed how much the Notre Dame football team missed out on when he never put on the pads in college. In Dallas’ 20-15 win over the New York Giants that saw them improve to 2-2 on the season, the former Irish star went 2-for-3 on field goals, including booting a 60-yarder.

While the 60 yard boot is impressive, the fact that he missed a kick might even be more newsworthy. In his short career, Aubrey has missed just three field goals and just one from beyond 50 yards. The one miss from that distance was on Thursday night.

Former Notre Dame star the talk of the NFL after another insane game

After the Cowboys were able to "overcome" Aubrey's miss, fans on social media had a good time commenting on the kicker's exploits.

Brandon Aubrey does not worry about having to kick it from long distance.

The shock and surprise of the kicker's third miss of his entire career on Thursday night.

The miss was of national importance.

Extreme confidence levels over the former Notre Dame star's ability to make a kick

Bettors not thrilled about the miss.

The former Notre Dame soccer star has become the best kicker in the NFL out of nowhere.