Watch: Wisconsin kicker boots football steadied by placeholder's NOSE

Published Jun. 4, 2015 12:04 p.m. ET

Brett Smiley

Do not try this at home. Or anywhere.

Its always important for a holder to trust his kicker!! #nosehold pic.twitter.com/bqmjw8tJvE
— Rafael Gaglianone (@rafagaglianone) June 3, 2015

Although Wisconsin sophomore kicker and Brazil native Rafael Gaglianone is highly skilled and accurate -- he connected on 14 consecutive field goal attempts to close the 2014 season -- his buddy was nevertheless only a couple inches from this:

Hertha's Peter Pekarík will require surgery on his broken nose he sustained in the Augsburg game - BILD #BSC pic.twitter.com/wEjYzeBNiV
— Heja Bundesliga (@HejaBuLi) March 2, 2015

[H/T Bleacher Report]