Phillips Named To Groza Award Watch List
Wednesday, August 12, 2009 | Football
Kicker Jonathan Phillips (Wellington, Fla.) has been named to the Lou Groza Award watch list, as announced Wednesday. The Groza Award recognizes the Football Bowl Subdivision's most outstanding kicker.
Headlining the group are 2008 finalist Josh Arauco of Arkansas State and 2007 Lou Groza Award recipient Thomas Weber of Arizona State.
Nine 2008 semi-finalists are named to the list including seniors, Arauco, Leigh Tiffin of Alabama, Sam Glusman of Troy State and Phillips. Eighteen of the kickers listed are underclassmen. The SEC is the most recognized conference with five members included. The Big Ten and Big 12 each placed four kickers on the list.
More than 300 media representatives, coaches, past recipients, conference and university officials make up the voting panel which selects the recipient of the Lou Groza Collegiate Place Kicking Award. The Award will be presented on Dec. 10, 2009, as part of the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards program. The three finalists will be honored at the 18th annual Lou Groza Award Banquet to be held at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Tuesday, Dec. 8.
Florida's Judd Davis won the Groza Award in 1993. On five occasions since then, a Gator has been a semifinalist for the honor.
2009 Preseason Lou Groza Award Watch List
Josh Arauco, Arkansas State, Sr.
James Aho, New Mexico, So.
Matt Bosher, Miami, Jr.
Kyle Brotzman, Boise State, Jr.
Josh Czajkowski, North Carolina State, Jr.
Ross Evans, TCU, So.
Clark Fangmeier, Rice, Sr.
Kai Forbath, UCLA, Jr.
Sam Glusman, Troy, Sr.
Kevin Goessling, Fresno State, So.
Ben Hartman, East Carolina, Sr.
Alex Henery, Nebraska, Jr.
Hunter Lawrence, Texas, Sr.
Daniel Lincoln, Tennessee, Jr.
Nick Maggio, Duke, Jr.
Aaron Pettrey, Ohio State, Sr.
Jonathan Phillips, Florida, Sr.
Jake Rogers, Cincinnati, Jr.
Mike Salerno, Northern Illinois, Sr.
Joshua Shene, Ole Miss, Sr.
Alex Steigerwald, Toledo, Sr.
Jimmy Stevens, Oklahoma, So.
Brett Swenson, Michigan State, Sr.
Dave Teggart, Connecticut, So.
Leigh Tiffin, Alabama, Sr.
Brandon Walker, Notre Dame, So.
Blair Walsh, Georgia, So.
Thomas Weber, Arizona State, Jr.
Philip Welch, Wisconsin, Jr.
Carson Wiggs, Purdue, So.
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