Arizona State Coach to Hold Open Tryouts to Find Kicker

‘If you can kick and you’re at Arizona State, email me. We’re going to have kicking tryouts on Monday,’ said ASU coach Kenny Dillingham.
Arizona State Coach to Hold Open Tryouts to Find Kicker
Head coach Kenny Dillingham of the Arizona State Sun Devils gestures after a play during the first half at Mountain America Stadium in Tempe, Ariz., on Sept. 7, 2024. Chris Coduto/Getty Images
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Amid season-long kicking struggles, including in the team’s 24–14 loss to the Cincinnati Bearcats on Saturday, Arizona State Sun Devils head coach Kenny Dillingham is looking beyond his locker room for help. The Sun Devils missed two field goals in the defeat, both by sophomore Ian Hershey, which prompted Dillingham in his post-game press conference to make a plea to the Arizona State student body.

“Our kicking game’s atrocious,” Dillingham said. “So, if you can kick and you’re at Arizona State, email me. We’re going to have kicking tryouts on Monday, so bring it on ... Let’s go.”
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