Nick Gold gives Cornell a steady-specialist kicker with a recent-campaign pedigree
Nick Gold is a Cornell kicker entering the 2026 season after joining the Big Red as a transfer from Santa Clara, with Cornell listing him on its 2026-27 roster and noting his background at Deerfield Academy, where he helped win NEPSAC titles in 2021 and 2023. He looks like the kind of low-drama, high-utility specialist coaches love: experienced, multi-sport trained, and built for pressure rather than flash. The catch is that public stat lines for his Cornell season aren’t yet available, so the fit question centers more on track record and upside than on a pile of recent kicking numbers.
