Headlined by two past winners and three other former finalists, it’s a highly competitive year on the thirty-player Watch List for the 2022 Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award, as announced by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission and graduate student kicker Blake Grupe was among the student-athletes selected for the list.
Blake Grupe Information:
- Graduate transferred to Notre Dame in the offseason after an all-conference career at Arkansas State where he became the all-time leading scorer in school history.
- 2022 Lou Groza Award Watch List
- Connected on 20-of-25 field goals in 2022, setting a single-season record at Arkansas State
- 2021 Athlon Sports Preseason Fourth Team All-Sun Belt Conference
- 2021 Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference
- 2019 Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference
- 2019 Lou Groza Award Semifinalist
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— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) July 28, 2022
The 31st Annual Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award, presented by the Orange Bowl, recognizes the three finalists during a celebration in Palm Beach County, culminating with a gala awards banquet at the West Palm Beach Marriott on December 5th.
The Award is named for National Football League Hall of Fame kicker Lou “The Toe” Groza, who played 21 seasons with the Cleveland Browns. Groza won four NFL championships with Cleveland and was named NFL Player of the Year in 1954. Although an All-Pro offensive lineman as well, Groza ushered in the notion that there should be a place on an NFL roster for a kicker.