Kicked out!

Saturday, coach Lloyd Carr inserted fifth-year senior Jeff Del Verne for extra points in place of

kicker/punter Hayden Epstein. Epstein continued on kickoffs, but for the second straight game struggled

on punts and field goals.

Epstein's kicking troubles and points lost:

at UCLA -7 points

Missed two field goals (46 and 22 yards) and one PAT.

at Illinois -8 points

Mishandled low snap and instead of taking safety tried to punt. Play resulted in the Fighting Illini recovering at the three-yard line. Illinois scored on the next play - a five point turnaround. Also missed a 32-yarder at the end of the half.

Season: 1-5 field goals, 14-15 PAT's. Epstein has performed admirably on punts.

Del Verne was three for three on extra points, and did not have the opportunity to kick a field goal. He played in seven games last season. Carr replaced Dev Verne with distance-kicker Epstein after Del verne missed a field goal and an extra point versus Illinois.