Hammer and Rails · Jun 9, 2017
85 Days to Purdue Football: J.D. Dellinger
Mike Granse-USA TODAY SportsBeing a college kicker is a hard job. Former Purdue kickers Chris Summers and Travis Dorsch can relate. Dorsch is Purdue’s all-time leader in field goals and was one of the best kickers in the nation in 2001. He was so good he got drafted in the NFL. Even then, he was loathed by Purdue fans for a while because he missed kicks in the Outback Bowl and at Penn State in 2000. Summers was awful as a freshman, but pretty good as a sophomore. He is the only Purdue kicker to win a bowl game with a field goal, too.
Unfortunately, kickers are only as good as their last kick. Today’s player is currently on the good side of Purdue fans as a result.