It was a year to forget for Auburn’s kickers in 2024 as the group’s performance was a detriment to the Tigers’ success, or lack thereof, and likely cost them a game or two in the grand scheme of things.

Much of that was due to the absence of incumbent starter Alex McPherson, who was sidelined with ulcerative colitis and only appeared in one game.

Walk-on freshman Towns McGough took over the kicking duties but struggled as he was just 5-for-12 on field goal attempts and was benched for another walk-on in Ian Vachon. Vachon, who nailed a 29-yarder to send the Tigers to overtime against Texas A&M and buried another in second overtime from 41 yards out, provided some relief in the middle of a tumultuous showing for Auburn’s kicking game, but finished the year just 2-for-4 on kicks of more th

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