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7/20/2016

 
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This year marks the 25th Anniversary of the Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award. The celebration presented by the Orange Bowl Committee will recognize three finalists at a gala awards banquet in Palm Beach County on Dec. 5. 

This year's watch list is headlined by three past finalists, 19 former semifinalists, and some of the best emerging talent in college football. It’s a highly competitive year on the 30-player Watch List for the 2016 Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award, as announced by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission.

Last year’s winner, Ka’imi Fairbairn, is now a Houston Texan, making this the first season since 2012 that the reigning Groza winner does not return to defend the honor. But . . . 

. . . last year’s two other finalists, Auburn junior Daniel Carlson and Memphis senior Jake Elliott, are back to vie for the award once again. West Virginia senior Josh Lambert, who was a finalist in 2014, makes it three former finalists to look out for.

They are joined by 16 other kickers who have previously been named semifinalists, including Utah senior Andy Phillips, who has earned the honor in each of his first three years. To put that consistency in perspective, Elliott, Cincinnati junior Andrew Gantz and Arizona State senior Zane Gonzalez are the only other active kickers who have been semifinalists even twice.

Matt Anderson    California
Michael Badgley    Miami (Fla.)
Jonathan Barnes    Louisiana Tech
Drew Brown    Nebraska
Daniel Carlson    Auburn
Trent Domingue    LSU
Jake Elliott    Memphis
Elliott Fry    South Carolina
Andrew Gantz    Cincinnati
Zane Gonzalez    Arizona State
Adam Griffith    Alabama
Ben Grogan    Oklahoma State
Clayton Hatfield    Texas Tech
Greg Huegel    Clemson
Josh Lambert    West Virginia
Cole Murphy    Syracuse
Griffin Oakes    Indiana
Andy Phillips    Utah
Bobby Puyol    Connecticut
Tyler Rausa    Boise State
Austin Rehkow    Idaho
Ryan Santoso    Minnesota
Aidan Schneider    Oregon
Austin Siebert    Oklahoma
Joey Slye    Virginia Tech
Nick Smith    Marshall
Cameron Van Winkle    Washington
Nick Weiler    North Carolina
Justin Yoon    Notre Dame
Brent Zuzo    Nevada


While nearly all of the Watch List members are upperclassmen, four sophomores earned their way on after stellar freshman years, including Clemson’s Greg Huegel, who led the nation in field goals (27) and points (138). Huegel is joined by Hatfield, Oklahoma’s Austin Seibert and Yoon.

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