Before WKU: Cassidy comes to WKU from his home country of Northern Ireland. He was rated a five-star transfer and the No. 13 available kicker post-signing day according to Kohl's Kicking Camps, and Kohl's Kicking Camps also rated him as a five-star and the No. 10 available punter. He recorded the largest kickoffs at the Kohl's Spring Ranking Event, with two kickoffs that traveled over 85 yards in distance with 3.9 or more seconds of hang time. He tied for fifth in field goal kicking at the event, and showed his versatility as a combo kicker/punter with a 47-yard average in the air as a roll-out style punter.
