AUSTIN, Texas – Nick Rose says he kicked 10,000 field goals over the course of his summer. The two that he posted on Twitter made him a viral hit.

Texas’ senior placekicker can laugh about the attention he got this offseason for those two makes – a backflip kick and an 80-yard field goal – but he’s hoping he’ll be known for much more in 2015.

“It kind of just came out of nowhere,” Rose said his newfound Internet fame. “Not really what I was worried about or focused on.”

While those two videos racked up all the retweets and shares, Rose was busy working on his craft in Austin this summer. He converted 14 of his 21 kicks last season in his first season as Texas’ placekicker, and knows he needs to get much more consistent.

So he worked with former Texas great Phil Dawson frequently this summer. The 40-year-old NFL veteran helped Rose spot his flaws and tweak his routine, including improving his form on his first step.

“Last year definitely wasn’t up to my standards,” Rose said. “Hopefully, this year, it’d be great to be an All-American.”

Before he gets going on what he hopes will be a big season, Rose offered a breakdown of his two summer hits and how he pulled them off.

The backflip kick

Texas has raised the bar @NickRozay23 @LukeFerg15 @rafagaglianone @espn @SBNation @BleacherReport @SportsCenter pic.twitter.com/J8ciBYTxuh

— Trey Holtz (@TreyHoltz) June 6, 2015

The slow-motion video of Rose’s mid-backflip kick certainly wasn’t a one-take deal. And that’s why, when he finally pulled it off, the video cuts off a few seconds short and we don’t see the ball go all the way through the goal post.

To his credit, Rose didn’t throw his unnamed cameraman under the bus.

“We’d had like 70 previous tries that day that didn’t go in, so I think he was just kind of getting frustrated that it wasn’t,” Rose said. “We kept having to redo it.”

Pairing a perfect flip, a perfect toss from Texas backup quarterback Trey Holtz and enough contact and velocity to convert the kick took plenty of time. And imagine how dizzy a kid can get from that many backflips. Rose guessed there were between 70 and 77 failed tries saved on Holtz’s phone.

“It was all Trey’s toss,” Rose said. “I was just spinning and couldn’t really see what I was doing. I was spinning and kicking my leg. It was Trey’s toss that set it up.”

The 80-yarder

80 or easy idk pic.twitter.com/ocAjwWHsnc

— Nick Rose 2⃣3⃣ (@NickRozay23) July 12, 2015

Rose says he’s been making these for years. He just never thought to film one.

“I never thought anyone cared enough to see it,” Rose said.

So booting one from the 30-yard line was no big deal for Rose. He only needed two tries for his Twitter video. He said the first one came up a yard short.

So if an 80-yarder is cake, what does Rose consider his range when it comes to game days? That depends on the wind, of course, but during a game, Rose says he feels confident from 60 yards.

“Honestly, I think any day 70 and in I would be money,” Rose said. “As far as practicality, I would trust my leg 110 percent from 70 and in. No doubt.”

Texas coach Charlie Strong had to chuckle this weekend when asked after practice about his kicker’s offseason stardom.

“Rose needs to be concerned about hitting them from the 40 in,” Strong said. “That’s it. That’s where our money is going to be made, from the 40 in.”

And Rose feels better than ever from 40 after all his work this offseason. The problem, of course, is that nobody really wants to see a video of a 40-yard field goal on Twitter.

“A 40-yard field goal isn’t going to go viral,” Rose joked, “unless you’re Justin Tucker and you beat the Aggies with it.”