Oklahoma Kicker Tate Sandell Wins the Lou Groza Award
During Friday night’s live Home Depot College Football Awards, the Palm Beach County Sports Commission announced University of Oklahoma junior Tate Sandell as the winner of the 2025 Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award. “Every kicker dreams of winning the Lou Groza Award, so I’m deeply honored to be this year’s recipient. I watch the presentation […]
Lou Groza Award Announces Final Three
The national panel of college football experts assembled by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission has selected the three finalists for the 34th Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award. Aidan Birr of Georgia Tech, Kansei Matsuzawa of Hawaii, and Tate Sandell of Oklahoma will vie for the honor. Birr, a junior from Kennedale, Texas, is tied […]
Lou Groza Award Announces Top 20 Semifinalists
The Palm Beach County Sports Commission has released the 20 semifinalists for the 2025 Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award presented by the Orange Bowl. These 20 kickers have all excelled throughout the season in earning their places as semifinalists. Only five of this year’s semifinalists have earned the honor before, led by Georgia junior Peyton […]
Lou Groza Award Announces 2025 Preseason Watch List
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – With all three of last year’s finalists graduating, it’s a wide-open field on the thirty-player Watch List for the 2025 Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award, as announced by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission. Just over half the members of the Watch List have been previously named semifinalists for the […]
Louisiana Kicker Kenneth Almendares Wins the Lou Groza Award
During Thursday night’s live Home Depot College Football Awards, the Palm Beach County Sports Commission announced University of Louisiana senior Kenneth Almendares as the winner of the 2024 Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award. “I’d like to thank the Palm Beach County Sports Commission for this honor,” said Almendares. “I am proud to be nominated this […]
Lou Groza Award Announces Final Three
The national panel of college football experts assembled by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission has selected the three finalists for the 33rd Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award. Kenneth Almendares of Louisiana, Ryan Fitzgerald of Florida State, and Alex Raynor of Kentucky will vie for the honor. Almendares, a senior from Clute, Texas, leads all […]
Lou Groza Award Announces 20 Semifinalists
The Palm Beach County Sports Commission has released the 20 semifinalists for the 2024 Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award, presented by the Orange Bowl. These 20 kickers have all excelled throughout the season in earning their places as semifinalists. This year’s list is something of a changing of the guard, as just five members are […]
Lou Groza Award Announces Dave Shula as Keynote Speaker
Former National Football League head coach Dave Shula will deliver the keynote address at the 33rd annual Lou Groza Award Celebration on December 9 at the West Palm Beach Marriott. The current collegiate assistant will join an event to celebrate the nation’s top three collegiate place-kickers and award the best of high school football in […]
Lou Groza Award Announces 2024 Preseason Watch List
Looking to become just the second repeat winner in history, former Miami University star and new Alabama starter Graham Nicholson headlines the thirty-player Watch List for the 2024 Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award presented by the Orange Bowl, as announced by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission. As a RedHawk, Nicholson set a new FBS […]
New season, new look: Welcome to the official home of the Lou Groza Award.
Welcome to the revamped Lou Groza Award website, home to the nation’s top honor for collegiate football place kickers. Our site just got a massive upgrade with a fresh, modern look and new features that puts the race to collegiate place kicking’s top prize at your fingertips. Here’s what’s new: Player Profiles Dive into profiles […]
