ASU freshman kicker Brandon Ruiz living up to lofty expectations

azcentral sports' Doug Haller and Greg Moore dissect ASU football's 37-35 win over the Ducks.(Photo: Patrick Breen/azcentral sports)Brandon Ruiz is poised and confident.

He believes he can be the best kicker in the country, even as a freshman.

But even Ruiz feels the weight of expectations on him. "Sometimes it kind of scares me how much faith they have in me," he said. "But I go out there and perform well for them."

Like Zane Gonzalez for four years, who left ASU as the NCAA career record holder for field goals and points by a kicker and as a senior won the Groza Award winner as the nation's premier kicker. The pressure comes in replacing Gonzalez with no appreciable drop-off, something…