Washington's senior punter Will Mahan, who averaged 40.6 yards last year, suffered a knee injury in practice Tuesday and will be out for the season.

Mahan tore both his ACL and MCL when his knee got rolled during a drill.

The punting job now falls to walk-on Kiel Rasp, a 6-foot-3, 215-pound junior who has never punted in a game.

"He's got a great leg. He's been terrific all training camp," coach Steve Sarkisian told the Seattle Times. "The key is, you've just got to go into a game and catch the ball and punt it, which he hasn't had to do. Sooner or later, we all have to experience (performing under pressure). He's given us all the confidence he can do that."

This could become a big deal or not. If not, Huskies fans won't even notice who's punting as long as the ball is getting out and averaging at least 40 yards per boot.

The big issue, though, is when fans know who is punting -- as in the punter becomes news when a snap is mishandled, a punt is blocked, or a punt from deep in Huskies territory is shanked for just seven yards.

Rasp will make his debut against Syracuse on Saturday at Husky Stadium. Expect the Orange to challenge him with pressure.