DC Pippin

Position:
Kicker
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 187
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Springfield, Ill.
Prev School:
Southeast Missouri State
High School:
Springfield HS

Highly regarded FCS kicker transfers to Ball State and should be in the mix for a starting role after the transfer departure of Jackson Courville.

BEFORE BALL STATE: Transfer placekicker from Southeast Missouri State who joins Ball State with one year of eligibility after earning first team All-Big South-OVC honors and Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association Placekicker of the Year in 2024. 2024 (R-Jr.): Associated Press FCS All-American … Fred Mitchell Award finalist for the nation’s top collegiate kicker … completed a program record 26 field goals (34 attempts) with his longest being 53 yards at New Mexico State (Aug. 31) … scored 117 total points … kicked off 80 times, totaling 4,770 yards and averaging 59.6 yards per kickoff. 2023 (R-So.): Led the RedHawks in scoring with 68 points on 11-of-14 field goals and 35-of-36 PATs … longest field goal was 48 yards versus Southern Illinois (Sept. 16) … ranked second in the league in field goal percentage (78.5 pct.) … led the league in kick scoring and field goals with 1.1 per game … scored a season-high nine points on two field goals and three extra points at Nicholls State (Oct. 28) … kicked a season-high 6-of-6 PATs versus Lindenwood (Sept. 9). 2022 (R-Fr.): Kicked off 42 times for 2,359 yards and averaged 56.2 yards per kickoff … recorded 13 touchbacks … ranked second on the team in scoring with 98 points … went a perfect 50-of-50 in extra points throughout the season … made 16-of-24 field goals … longest field goal was 54 yards while he scored a season-high 12 points on three field goals and three PATs at Northwestern State (Oct. 22) … captured a 50-yard field goal at Southern Illinois (Sept. 10) … ranked 27th in the nation in scoring with 8.2 points per game … 16th in the country in field goals per game with 1.3 … led the Ohio Valley Conference in kick scoring, field goals and extra points … won OVC Specialist of the Week honors twice (Sept. 11 and Oct. 30). 2021 (Fr.): Kicked in one game versus Southern Illinois (Sept. 2), making two extra points. 2020 (Fr.): Did not see any game action.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned multiple Central State Eight All-Conference honors while at Springfield High School … scored 47 points on 35-of-41 PATs and 4-of-5 field goals his senior year … kicked a nearly perfect 39-of-40 extra points as a junior … totaled 118 points throughout his high school career.

PERSONAL: Son of Shynee and Kevin Pippin … majoring in finance.