Chris Summers had the worst display of placekicking I have seen in college football. He did not make a single kick. Summers missed 2 field goals, 36 and 45 yard attempts, and an extra point. Are you kidding me? He missed an extra point. Those are gimme points. Middle school kickers can even make those. Boilermaker fans were booing Summers when he failed to hit anything during the 20-6 loss to Penn State over the weekend.
Head coach Joe Tiller says that Chris Summers will not kick against the number 11 Ohio State Buckeyes this weekend, but that he will still be the punter since he has been doing a great job at that so far. Freshman Carson Wiggs will be the starting placekicker for the Boilers from now on. It will not be his first appearance however. Wiggs has been kicking off for Purdue all year. He also came in to attempt a 60 yard field goal a couple weeks back. He barely miss it too. The kick was on target but was a couple yards short. Tiller states that Wiggs has a big leg and has faith that he can get the job done.
Joe Tiller even said that Summers has been struggling more than just in games, but in practice as well. He has missed several field goal attempts in practice. How is a kicker suppose to hit a big time field goal if he can't even make one in practice without pressure or anyone trying to block the kick? He can't, and that is why Carson Wiggs is the Boilermakers kicker. We will have to watch Purdue play Ohio State this weekend and see if Carson Wiggs is up to the challenge.
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I do agree with you about the fact that Summers shouldn't be place kicking. He showed a poor display of his supposed skill against Penn State. We do all hope that Wiggs can perform at his best and see a great performance out of him. Playing in the horseshoe this weekend will be a rough one so we need all the points we can get.
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