The Arizona State football coach is holding open tryouts for the new kicker

Kenny Dillingham was blunt in his assessment of Arizona State’s kicking game after Sun Devils kicker Ian Hershey badly missed two field goals in a 24-14 loss to Cincinnati.

“Our kicking game is atrocious,” Dillingham said in his postgame press conference. “If you can kick and are at Arizona State, email me. We will do kicking tryouts on Monday. Let’s go. Kicking tryouts on Monday, let’s go.”

When asked by a reporter if he was serious, Dillingham doubled down on his statement.

“Yes, I am absolutely serious. We will publish it on our social networks. We will have a kicking trial on Monday. We have to find someone who can make a field goal.”

Arizona State had a chance to cut Cincinnati’s lead to 24-17 with 5:58 to play, but Hershey made a 48-yard field goal. He later missed a 41-yard field goal. He made both PAT attempts.

Hershey, a redshirt sophomore playing his first season at Idaho State, came into the game 7 of 10 this season. The Sun Devils have two additional kickers on the roster: true freshman Carston Kieffer and senior Parker Lewis.

Check out Dillingham’s postgame comments:

The Sun Devils (5-2, 2-2) have a bye next week, giving Dillingham and his staff time to find their kicking game. They return to the field on November 2nd with a road game at Oklahoma State.

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