The Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award annually recognizes college football’s top kicker. Founded in 1997, the NCFAA and its 25 awards now boast over 800 recipients, dating to 1935. Founded in 1997, the NCFAA and its 25 awards now boast over 800 recipients, dating to 1935. The Pirate senior Is One Of 30 Players Nominated for the nation's top place-kicker award. The Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award is a member of the National College Football Awards Association. Fourteen of the association’s 25 awards will present their preseason watch list during this time as the NCFAA has spearheaded a coordinated effort to promote each award’s preseason candidates.Following is the complete 2020 preseason watch list calendar:Class: Senior - Hometown: Mount Pleasant, South CarolinaClass: Junior - Hometown: Plano, TexasClass: Sophomore - Hometown: Vacaville, CaliforniaClass: Sophomore - Hometown: Spring, TexasClass: Senior - Hometown: Edwardsville, IllinoisThu., July 16: Biletnikoff AwardClass: Junior - Hometown: Lexington, North CarolinaClass: Senior - Hometown: Buffalo, New YorkClass: Junior - Hometown: Vernon Hills, IllinoisClass: Junior - Hometown: Fort Worth, TexasThu., July 23: Paul Hornung Award / Wuerffel TrophyWed., July 22: Lou Groza Award / Ray Guy AwardClass: Senior - Hometown: Bremen, GeorgiaClass: Junior - Hometown: Clover, South CarolinaClass: Senior - Hometown: Nashville, TennesseeClass: Senior - Hometown: Charlotte, North CarolinaClass: Senior - Hometown: Prattville, AlabamaTue., July 14: Davey O’Brien AwardClass: Senior - Hometown: Weddington, North Carolina Thank you to everyone who participated this year!The finalist who receives the greatest total of fan votes will be given one vote on the final ballot. Oklahoma kicker Gabe Brkic was named to the 2020 Lou Groza Award Watch List on Wednesday. The Lou Groza Award is presented annually to the top college football …
He will certainly be called upon when necessary this season, and he has a chance to win the Lou Groza Award if he can exceed what he accomplished last season. The Palm Beach County Sports Commission announced its 2020 watch list for the Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award on Wednesday. Visit ncfaa.org to learn more about the association. Also returning is Syracuse junior and 2018 Groza winner Andre Szmyt, who could become just the second player to ever win the award multiple times, joining Sebastian Janikowski who won in 1998 and 1999.The members of the NCFAA are unveiling preseason watch lists over a 10-day period this month. The Lou Groza Award is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA), which encompasses the most prestigious awards in college football. Class: Senior - Hometown: Moore, OklahomaClass: Junior - Hometown: Ankeny, IowaAmong returning kickers who made more at least 10 field goals, only eight connected at a rate of at least 90%, and all of them found their way to the Watch List: Oklahoma sophomore Gabe Brkic (100%), Sciba (96.0%), Mazza (95.2%), Patterson (92.0%), Penn State junior Jake Pinegar (91.7%), Texas Tech sophomore Trey Wolff (90.9%), Washington junior Peyton Henry (90.5%), and Kansas State senior Blake Lynch (90.5%).Class: Senior - Hometown: Goddard, KansasClass: Sophomore - Hometown: McKinney, TexasWed., July 15: Doak Walker AwardClass: Junior - Hometown: Cleveland, OhioFri., July 17: Mackey Award*This poll does not count towards actual winner of the awardAmong the players on the Watch List are all 10 returning FBS kickers who made more than 20 field goals last season while connecting at least 80% of the time: Duncan (29, 85.3%), Kent State junior Matthew Trickett (29, 85.3%), Wake Forest junior Nick Sciba (24, 96.0%), East Carolina senior Jake Verity (24, 82.8%), Memphis senior Riley Patterson (23, 92.0%), Tennessee senior Brent Cimaglia (23, 85.2%), Arizona State junior Cristian Zendejas (23, 85.2%), San Diego State sophomore Matt Araiza (22, 84.6%), NC State junior Christopher Dunn (21, 87.5%), and Nevada sophomore Brandon Talton (21, 84.0%).Class: Senior - Hometown: Chantilly, VirginiaClass: Sophomore - Hometown: Salinas, CaliforniaClass: Senior - Hometown: Washington, D.C.Mon., July 13: Bednarik AwardClass: Junior - Hometown: Fort Payne, AlabamaClass: Junior - Hometown: Danville, CaliforniaClass: Sophomore - Hometown: San Diego, CaliforniaFri., July 24: Maxwell AwardMon., July 20: Butkus Award / Paycom Jim Thorpe AwardClass: Sophomore - Hometown: Flower Mound, TexasClass: Junior - Hometown: Chandler, ArizonaClass: Junior - Hometown: Sedalia, MissouriClass: Sophomore - Hometown: Chardon, OhioThe Watch List also includes the only four returning FBS kickers who scored at least 120 points last season: LSU sophomore Cade York (152), Patterson (134), Trickett (126), and Ohio State senior Blake Haubeil (124).Tue., July 21: Bronko Nagurski Trophy / Outland TrophyLast year’s Groza winner, Rodrigo Blankenship, is now an Indianapolis Colt, but his fellow finalists Iowa senior Keith Duncan and Washington State junior Blake Mazza are back to vie for the award.