Purdue Has Found Its Kicker

Carson Wiggs is Purdue's trustworthy kicker. Wiggs made his starting debut in the 3-16 loss against Ohio State. Although Wiggs only went 1 of 2, there is nothing he should be ashamed of. Both of the kicks were from huge distances. He missed the 1st field goal at the end of the first half when his 51 yard attempt. He was them able to redeem himself when he nailed a 53 yarder in the 3rd quarter. 53 yards is a long ways. Not very many kickers can make one from that distance, especially not very many freshman.

Wigg's 53 yard field goal was a special one. Not only was the kick his first field goal of his college career, but it set a Purdue as the longest field goal ever made. He beat the previous record of 51 yards that was held by 3 different kickers. Now that everyone knows that he has the distance as well as the accuracy, Carson Wiggs will be the new starting kicker for the Purdue Boilermakers.

Former place kicker, Chris Summers, struggled during the loss to Ohio State. During one of his punts, Summers took his eye off the ball which resulted in a slow punt. The slow punt gave the Buckeye defense enough time to get the block which resulted in a defensive touchdown for Ohio State. This was the only touchdown of the game. With Summers continuing to struggle as the season goes on, he may be replaced for good. We will wait to see if Summers finally breaks his bad luck streak and if our star freshman kicker is able to put more points on the board for the Boilers.