Small Named Groza Semifinalist
Nov 04, 2021 | Football
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Texas A&M football's Seth Small was named one of 20 semifinalists for the 2021 Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award presented by the Orange Bowl, announced Thursday.
Small is on the brink of setting A&M's career record for made field goals as he is tied with Randy Bullock (63, 2008-11) atop the all-time ledger. The Katy, Texas native, moved into 13th place on the SEC career list for made field goals after knocking a trio of kicks through the uprights against South Carolina.
On Oct. 9, Small kicked a field goal to defeat then-No. 1 Alabama to mark the first time a No. 1 team was defeated by a field goal as time expired since Boston College topped Notre Dame 41-39 on Nov. 20, 1993.
Semifinalists will be voted on by a panel of more than 100 FBS head coaches, SIDs, media members, former Groza finalists, and current NFL kickers to select the three finalists. These finalists will be announced Nov. 23 and honored at the 30th annual Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Awards Virtual Awards Celebration, streamed live Dec. 8 on lougrozaaward.com. The same panel then selects the winner, who will be announced live on ESPN at the Home Depot College Football Awards on Thursday, Dec. 9.
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.
2021 Lou Groza Award Semifinalists
Gabe Brkic, Oklahoma
Cayden Camper, Colorado State
Jonathan Garibay, Texas Tech
Daniel Gutierrez, UNLV
Casey Legg, West Virginia
Andrew Mevis, Iowa State
Harrison Mevis, Missouri
Jake Moody, Michigan
Nate Needham, Bowling Green
John Richardson, Northern Illinois
Noah Ruggles, Ohio State
Nick Sciba, Wake Forest
Matthew Shipley, Hawaii
Spencer Shrader, USF
Caleb Shudak, Iowa
Seth Small, Texas A&M
Chandler Staton, App State
Brandon Talton, Nevada
Cade York, LSU
Small is on the brink of setting A&M's career record for made field goals as he is tied with Randy Bullock (63, 2008-11) atop the all-time ledger. The Katy, Texas native, moved into 13th place on the SEC career list for made field goals after knocking a trio of kicks through the uprights against South Carolina.
On Oct. 9, Small kicked a field goal to defeat then-No. 1 Alabama to mark the first time a No. 1 team was defeated by a field goal as time expired since Boston College topped Notre Dame 41-39 on Nov. 20, 1993.
Semifinalists will be voted on by a panel of more than 100 FBS head coaches, SIDs, media members, former Groza finalists, and current NFL kickers to select the three finalists. These finalists will be announced Nov. 23 and honored at the 30th annual Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Awards Virtual Awards Celebration, streamed live Dec. 8 on lougrozaaward.com. The same panel then selects the winner, who will be announced live on ESPN at the Home Depot College Football Awards on Thursday, Dec. 9.
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.
2021 Lou Groza Award Semifinalists
Gabe Brkic, Oklahoma
Cayden Camper, Colorado State
Jonathan Garibay, Texas Tech
Daniel Gutierrez, UNLV
Casey Legg, West Virginia
Andrew Mevis, Iowa State
Harrison Mevis, Missouri
Jake Moody, Michigan
Nate Needham, Bowling Green
John Richardson, Northern Illinois
Noah Ruggles, Ohio State
Nick Sciba, Wake Forest
Matthew Shipley, Hawaii
Spencer Shrader, USF
Caleb Shudak, Iowa
Seth Small, Texas A&M
Chandler Staton, App State
Brandon Talton, Nevada
Cade York, LSU
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