Randy Bullock talks about his time in Aggieland, Taylor Bertolet

Key Quotes from Randy Bullock interview

"I feel great. It was a long year last year with the rehabilitation process. But I feel great, and I got cleared by the doctors towards the end of last season. It's as if nothing ever happened."

"Graduation was very special for me and my family. It was something I worked very hard for. It was difficult to juggle both school and football when I was at A&M. I definitely wanted to come back and finish since I had put so much work in to it."

"My dad came to Texas and saw how the Aggie Network worked. He told us that if we wanted to be a part of something special and live in Texas for the majority of our lives that [A&M] was something we needed to be a part of. He got to witness it first hand [with his co-workers.]"

"In all honesty, [when I lost my dad] is all a blur. That first year was very tough. I was a freshman in high school."

"My brother and I found our dad laying on the ground with our God. That was when the process started of trying to get everything back on track. Our family held together very tightly and tried to make everything work together."

"My mom was a hero for my brother and I. She had her hands full with two teenage boys. She did a great job of raising both of us." 

"My freshman year at A&M I didn't start playing til 6 or 7 games into the season. My first start was against Kansas State. I had the opportunity to watch a few games and learn like that. It wasn't my best year."

"[The inconsistencies my sophomore year] were mostly technical. I like to pride myself on my mental toughness. It was a few technical things."

"The biggest thing for a kicker is being able to get confident and getting in to the zone where nothing can really effect you. It's just a routine ... regardless of how many people you are doing it front of."

"[The 2010 season] was awesome. It was hands down the best year for Aggie football when I was there. Every body had the same goal. Every body was working towards it."

"[Winning the Lou Groza award in 2011] really didn't surprise me. It was a goal of mine and ultimately I wanted to try to be the best."

"[Hearing my name called for the award] was very special. I had my family there. It was neat for me to have that opportunity. [The entire thing] was an awesome experience... It was a great feeling. I was very excited to be able to accept that award of behalf of my teammates, coaches and my family." 

"[Getting drafted by the Texans] was absolutely a dream come true... Houston was definitely the place I wanted to be. I had no idea where I was going until my phone actually rang in the 5th round."

"I tore my groin [in the pre-season of my rookie season]. I was in limbo. I didn't know if they were going to keep me around, IR me or try to give the job to someone else."
"I was very happy that kept me around and do my rehab there. It showed that they were interested in me and they wanted me to be their guy there."

"I used last year to really learn. I had the opportunity to sit behind a kicker that had played in the NFL for a long time. I was able to sit back and pick his brain... and see how everything worked."

"Taylor [Bertolet] has a whole lot of talent... a very strong leg. The biggest concern for a young guy who had a season like him least year is about how is he going to rebound and how is he going to handle the mental aspect. Unfortunately you can't teach the mental aspect. You either have to develop it on your own or you have to have it."