Sports Illustrated: “Pitt Kicker Plays Hero in Home State”
Recently, Sports Illustrated profiled Tipp City hometown favorite Ben Sauls, senior place kicker for the Pitt Panthers:
“Pitt Panthers redshirt senior place kicker Ben Sauls has had many big moments in his career, but none other than the game against the Cincinnati Bearcats at Nippert Stadium. Sauls played high school football at Tipp City in Tipp City, Ohio, about 65 miles north of Cincinnati and knew the area well. He had plenty of family and friends in the stands watching him throughout the game, where he put on one of his best performances in a Pitt uniform.
He hit two important field goals in the first half, the only points for Pitt, with the last one a 53-yarder with one second remaining, marking a career-long for him in college. Sauls made his first extra point late in the fourth quarter, but would have to wait for his chance to come up with a big moment, as the Panthers chose to go for the two-point conversion twice, but missed both times.”