He played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers, where he won the Ray Guy Award and was recognized as a consensus All-American.
He also played four years of American Legion baseball for the Bozeman Bucks as a starting first baseman and pitcher.
He became the first Big Ten Conference athlete to be named as a first-team all-conference selection as both a punter and a placekicker.
He is the only athlete in Purdue history to have kicked a field goal and thrown a touchdown in football, and hit a home run and recorded a win as a pitcher in baseball.
[3] Dorsch was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth round, with the 111th overall pick, of the 2002 NFL Draft.
He played in all 10 games for the Fire, punting 39 times for 1,676 yards and an average of 43.0, earning All-NFL Europe honors.
[7] After retiring from football in 2006, he has focused his competitive energies on the sport of triathlon and has finished nine Ironman races worldwide.