Gabe Plascencia grew up in Oakland, where his family attended Raiders games with regularity.

Plascencia became fixated on a fellow who wore No. 11, his favorite number, and kicked the ball left-footed, his favored foot.

Gabe got a good, long look at the player. Sebastian Janikowski was Oakland’s kicker from 2000-2017, before Plascencia was born until he was ready to start high school.

“Banging field goals,” Plascencia said. “I thought that was so cool. I aspired to be like that one day.”

Plascencia realized his hopes in high school and, in fact, has become one of the nation’s most proficient college kickers.

He set an SDSU record for field goal percentage last season after going 13-for-14 (92.9%). It included 12 straight made field goals after missing his second attempt (from 48 yards

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