Semifinalists named for Lou Groza Award
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November 02, 2006
Twenty kickers are in the running for the national award.
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Among this year's 20 semifinalists for the Lou Groza Award that goes to the best kicker in college football are 2005 Groza Award winner Alexis Serna of Oregon State and 2005 runner-up Mason Crosby of Colorado, as well as five others who were semifinalists a year ago.
The Lou Groza Award features a full-sized football adjoined to a slightly arched column. The entire trophy is cast in bronze and weighs approximately 30 pounds.
Judd Davis, 1993 Groza Award winner, best summed up the award by saying, "It is the best looking trophy of all the awards; a rustic version of the Super Bowl Trophy."
The award is named after NFL Hall-of-Fame kicker Lou Groza, who played 21 seasons with the Cleveland Browns and won four NFL titles and was named NFL Player of the Year in 1954.
List of this year's nominees:
Name & School
Kenny Byrd, New Mexico
Arthur Carmody, Louisville
Gary Cismesia, Florida State
Mason Crosby, Colorado
Garrett Hartley, Oklahoma
Jeremy Ito, Rutgers
Brian Jackson, Ball State
Justin Medlock, UCLA
Taylor Mehlhaff, Wisconsin
Brandon Pace, Virginia Tech
Garrett Rivas, Michigan
Reagan Schneider, UTEP
Alexis Serna, Oregon State
Patrick Shadle, Syracuse
Ryan Succop, South Carolina
Sam Swank, Wake Forest
John Vaughn, Auburn
Andrew Wellock, Eastern Michigan
James Wilhoit, Tennessee
Jeff Wolfert, Missouri
Three finalists for the Groza Award will be announced November 20th, with the winner announced on December 7th during the ESPN Home Depot College Football Award Show in Orlando, Fla.
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