The Lou Groza Award Watch List for the top college football place-kicker was announced Wednesday by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission. The award is named after Hall of Fame kicker Lou Groza who played for the Ohio State Buckeyes and 21 years for the Cleveland Browns.
Florida kicker Caleb Sturgis is an early frontrunner for the award and is also a Phil Steele Preseason All-American. As a Lou Groza Award finalist last season, he was 22 of 26 (84.6 percent) for field goals. His only misses were from 40 yards or farther (9 of 13) and he was perfect on point after attempts. However, 18 semifinalists including two finalists from last season return so there is plenty of competition for the 2012 award.
The Ray Guy Award Watch List for the nation’s top collegiate punter was also announced Wednesday by the Augusta Sports Council. The award is named after former All-American punter Ray Guy which played at Southern Mississippi and for the Oakland Raiders.
Australian American punter Brad Wing of LSU could be in the running again for the award by the end of the season. He was one of the semifinalists last year and punted 27 of his 59 career punts inside the opponent's 20-yard line with only five touchbacks. Last season's winner Ryan Allen of Louisiana Tech returns and seven other semifinalists from last year are also on the list .
You can find more information about the Lou Groza award at LouGrozaAward.com and the Ray Guy Award at RayGuy.net or AugustaSportsCouncil.org.
Lou Groza Award Preseason Watch List:
Drew Alleman, LSU
Brett Baer, Louisiana
Drew Basil, Ohio State
Tyler Bitancurt, West Virginia
Maikon Bonani, USF
Chris Boswell, Rice
Chandler Catanzaro, Clemson
Dan Conroy, Michigan State
Mitch Ewald, Indiana
Anthony Fera, Penn State
Andrew Furney, Washington State
Brendan Gibbons, Michigan
Jack Griffin, FIU
Andre Heidari, USC
Parker Herrington, Air Force
Zach Hocker, Arkansas
Dustin Hopkins, Florida State
Michael Hunnicutt, Oklahoma
Ty Long, UAB
Brett Maher, Nebraska
Craig McIntosh, Kentucky
Mike Meyer, Iowa
Jimmy Newman, Wake Forest
Cody Parkey, Auburn
Quinn Sharp, Oklahoma State
Jeremy Shelley, Alabama
Caleb Sturgis, Florida
Matt Weller, Ohio
Jake Wieclaw, Miami
Jordan Williamson, Stanford
Ray Guy Award Preseason Watch List:
Will Atterberry, North Texas
Ryan Allen, Louisiana Tech
Tyler Bennett, Utah State
Dalton Botts, Miami
Dylan Breeding, Arkansas
Ian Campbell, UTEP
Tyler Campbell, Ole Miss
Steven Clark, Auburn
Bobby Cowan, Idaho
Ron Doherty, Kansas
Richard Kent, Vanderbilt
Pete Kontodiakos, Colorado State
Richie Leone, Houston
Jeff Locke, UCLA
Brett Maher, Nebraska
Pat O’Donnell, Cincinnati
Darragh O’Neill, Colorado
Jackson Rice, Oregon
Brian Schmiedebusch, Bowling Green
Sean Sellwood, Utah
Quinn Sharp, Oklahoma State
Riley Stephenson, BYU
Kirby Van Der Kamp, Iowa State
Harrison Waid, San Jose State
Brad Wing, LSU
Florida kicker Caleb Sturgis is an early frontrunner for the award and is also a Phil Steele Preseason All-American. As a Lou Groza Award finalist last season, he was 22 of 26 (84.6 percent) for field goals. His only misses were from 40 yards or farther (9 of 13) and he was perfect on point after attempts. However, 18 semifinalists including two finalists from last season return so there is plenty of competition for the 2012 award.
The Ray Guy Award Watch List for the nation’s top collegiate punter was also announced Wednesday by the Augusta Sports Council. The award is named after former All-American punter Ray Guy which played at Southern Mississippi and for the Oakland Raiders.
Australian American punter Brad Wing of LSU could be in the running again for the award by the end of the season. He was one of the semifinalists last year and punted 27 of his 59 career punts inside the opponent's 20-yard line with only five touchbacks. Last season's winner Ryan Allen of Louisiana Tech returns and seven other semifinalists from last year are also on the list .
You can find more information about the Lou Groza award at LouGrozaAward.com and the Ray Guy Award at RayGuy.net or AugustaSportsCouncil.org.
Lou Groza Award Preseason Watch List:
Drew Alleman, LSU
Brett Baer, Louisiana
Drew Basil, Ohio State
Tyler Bitancurt, West Virginia
Maikon Bonani, USF
Chris Boswell, Rice
Chandler Catanzaro, Clemson
Dan Conroy, Michigan State
Mitch Ewald, Indiana
Anthony Fera, Penn State
Andrew Furney, Washington State
Brendan Gibbons, Michigan
Jack Griffin, FIU
Andre Heidari, USC
Parker Herrington, Air Force
Zach Hocker, Arkansas
Dustin Hopkins, Florida State
Michael Hunnicutt, Oklahoma
Ty Long, UAB
Brett Maher, Nebraska
Craig McIntosh, Kentucky
Mike Meyer, Iowa
Jimmy Newman, Wake Forest
Cody Parkey, Auburn
Quinn Sharp, Oklahoma State
Jeremy Shelley, Alabama
Caleb Sturgis, Florida
Matt Weller, Ohio
Jake Wieclaw, Miami
Jordan Williamson, Stanford
Ray Guy Award Preseason Watch List:
Will Atterberry, North Texas
Ryan Allen, Louisiana Tech
Tyler Bennett, Utah State
Dalton Botts, Miami
Dylan Breeding, Arkansas
Ian Campbell, UTEP
Tyler Campbell, Ole Miss
Steven Clark, Auburn
Bobby Cowan, Idaho
Ron Doherty, Kansas
Richard Kent, Vanderbilt
Pete Kontodiakos, Colorado State
Richie Leone, Houston
Jeff Locke, UCLA
Brett Maher, Nebraska
Pat O’Donnell, Cincinnati
Darragh O’Neill, Colorado
Jackson Rice, Oregon
Brian Schmiedebusch, Bowling Green
Sean Sellwood, Utah
Quinn Sharp, Oklahoma State
Riley Stephenson, BYU
Kirby Van Der Kamp, Iowa State
Harrison Waid, San Jose State
Brad Wing, LSU
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