Lou Groza Award

🏈 The road to the Lou Groza Award starts now! The 2026 Lou Groza Award Preseason Watch List has officially been unveiled, featuring the nation’s top kickers to watch this season. ⚡👟 And in honor of the award’s 35th anniversary, we’re celebrating with a special Watch List of 35 outstanding kickers from across college football. 🎉🏆 @ncfaa @PennStateFball @UVAFootball @GeorgiaTechFB @MT_FB @OleMissFB @UAB_FB @GatorsFB @HailStateFB @USFFootball @TexasTechFB @ClemsonFB @OhioStateFB @NUFBFamily @BCFootball @AuburnFootball @TerpsFootball @AggieFootball @CanesFootball @HawkeyeFootball @FSUFootball @NDFootball @AlabamaFTBL @IndianaFootball @Vol_Football @UW_Football @KStateFB @FAUFootball @OU_Football @uscfb @TexasFootball @VandyFootball @AStateFB @FresnoStateFB @GeorgiaFootball @SEC @ACCFootball @B1Gfootball @Big12Conference @American_FB @ConferenceUSA @SunBeltFB @MountainWest | #LouGroza35 #CollegeFootball #SpecialTeams #CFB

🏈 Join us as we celebrate 35 years of excellence at the 35th Annual Lou Groza Award Celebration, presented by @OrangeBowl! On December 7, 2026, at the Hilton West Palm Beach, we'll honor the nation's top collegiate place-kickers and recognize Palm Beach County's outstanding high school football athletes, coaches, and teams. 🎟️ Tickets are $150/person | hubs.ly/Q04Cwkyq0 #LouGroza35 #LouGrozaAward #CollegeFootball #OrangeBowl #CollegeFootballAwards #Celebrating35yearsofExcellence #ThePalmBeaches

⭐ Week 8 Stars of the Week ⭐ With so many outstanding kicking performances this week, we’re recognizing four Lou Groza Award Stars of the Week! Dominic Bourgeois, Dawson Jones, Sam Keltner, and James London delivered record-setting performances and clutch game-winners to make their mark across college football. Bourgeois drilled two 50-plus-yard field goals to make program history at Middle Tennessee, while Jones delivered a 50-yard walk-off winner for Army. Keltner accounted for 21 points on a perfect five-for-five field goal night for Oklahoma State, and London’s 40-yard overtime winner lifted App State over previously unbeaten James Madison. From long-distance records to dramatic finishes, these kickers made it a week to remember! 🏈🎯 @OrangeBowl @ESPNCFB @AppState_FB @JamesLondonJr29 @ArmyWP_Football @SamKeltner2024 @CowboyFB @DomBourgeois @MT_FB @ConferenceUSA @American_Conf @American_FB @SunBeltFB @SunBelt @B1Gfootball | #LouGrozaAward #StarsoftheWeek #CollegeFootball #SpecialTeams #LouGroza35

What a kick!!

⭐Week 7 Stars of the Week⭐ Cooper DiLeva, Alex McPherson, and Cooper Ranvier earned Week 7 Lou Groza Award Stars of the Week honors with clutch performances that helped power major victories across college football. DiLeva drilled a career-long 53-yard game-winner and tied a San Diego State program record with four field goals in a rivalry win over Fresno State. McPherson delivered a walk-off 34-yard field goal as time expired to lift Auburn past No. 1 Georgia, marking the Tigers' first regulation walk-off winner since the 2011 BCS National Championship. Ranvier accounted for all of Tennessee’s points for the first 40 minutes of a top-10 showdown, connecting on four field goals to help lead the Volunteers to a statement win over No. 6 Alabama. @ncfaa @OrangeBowl @AztecFB @Cooper_Dileva @AuburnFootball @AlexMc83 @Vol_Football @RanvierCooper @SEC @pac12 | #LouGrozaAward #StarsoftheWeek #CollegeFootball #SpecialTeams #LouGroza35

That’s one of our preseason watch list players with a 59-yarder!

Amazing game-winning kick by McPherson!

⭐Week 6 Stars of the Week⭐ Tate Sandell, Robert Czeremcha, and Rudy Kessinger earned Week 6 Lou Groza Award Stars of the Week honors with standout performances across college football. Sandell delivered the biggest kick of the week, nailing a 47-yard field goal as time expired to lead Oklahoma past No. 1 Texas in the Red River Rivalry. Czeremcha tied an FIU program record with five field goals in a win over New Mexico State, while Kessinger drilled four field goals, including the game-winner, to lift Eastern Michigan over Akron. @ncfaa @OrangeBowl @OU_Football @TateSandell1 @FIUFootball @RCzeremcha @EMUFB @RudyKessinger @ConferenceUSA @MACSports @SEC | #LouGrozaAward #StarsoftheWeek #CollegeFootball #SpecialTeams #LouGroza35

Congratulations to last year’s Lou Groza Award winner @TateSandell1 ! What a kick to win the game! 🏈

⭐Week 5 Stars of the Week⭐ Jonah Delange, Kanoah Vinesett, and Tony Sterner earned Week 5 Lou Groza Award Stars of the Week honors with clutch performances across college football. Delange matched the FBS lead in field goals made this season after converting four kicks in UAB's win over Samford. Vinesett also stayed flawless, connecting on three field goals, including the game-winner, to help NC State secure a 31-28 victory over Louisville. Sterner remained perfect on the year and drilled the only true game-winning field goal in the FBS this week, lifting Louisiana past Arkansas State as time expired. @ncfaa @OrangeBowl @UAB_FB @JonahDelange @Vinesett1 @PackFootball @tonys2219 @RaginCajunsFB @American_Conf @theACC @SunBelt | #LouGrozaAward #StarsoftheWeek #CollegeFootball #SpecialTeams #LouGroza35

⭐Week 4 Stars of the Week⭐ Rhett Armstrong, Sam Keltner, and Connor Calvert delivered clutch performances in Week 4. Armstrong powered Baylor to a Big 12-opening win over Colorado with three field goals, including a 54-yarder that tied the longest field goal in McLane Stadium history. Keltner stayed perfect on the year with four field goals in Oklahoma State's victory over West Virginia, giving him an FBS-leading two games with four field goals. Calvert's three field goals accounted for all of Wake Forest's second-half scoring in a road upset of Louisville, making him the only FBS kicker with three games of at least three field goals this season. These standout performances earned each of them Star of the Week recognition. @ncfaa @OrangeBowl @ArmstrongRhett @BUFootball @SamKeltner2024 @CowboyFB @ConnorCalvert22 @WakeFB @Big12Conference @ACCFootball | #LouGrozaAward #StarsoftheWeek #CollegeFootball #SpecialTeams #LouGroza35

⭐Week 3 Stars of the Week⭐ Malik Orsan, Manaki Watanabe, and Nolan Hauser made their presence felt in Week 3. Orsan became just the eighth kicker in South Carolina history with multiple 50-plus-yard field goals in a career, Watanabe made Fresno State history with multiple 50-plus-yard kicks in a game, and Hauser remained perfect on the season while leading all FBS kickers in field goals made. These standout performances earned each of them Star of the Week recognition. @ncfaa @OrangeBowl @MalikOrsan @GamecockFB @manakiwatanabe @FresnoStateFB @nolanhauser @ClemsonFB @theACC @pac12 @SEC | #LouGrozaAward #StarsoftheWeek #CollegeFootball #SpecialTeams #LouGroza35

⭐Week 2 Stars of the Week⭐ Caden Buhr, Sam Keltner, and Nolan Hauser delivered when their teams needed them most. From Buhr’s game-winning kick in the Cy-Hawk rivalry, to Keltner’s four-field-goal effort in Oklahoma State’s upset of Oregon, to Hauser’s season-first five-field-goal performance, these specialists came through in the biggest moments for their teams. @HawkeyeFootball @Cadenbuhr @SamKeltner2024 @CowboyFB @ClemsonFB @nolanhauser @B1Gfootball @Big12Conference @ACCFootball @ncfaa @OrangeBowl | #CollegeFootball #SpecialTeams #LouGroza35 #StarsoftheWeek #LouGrozaAward