Sturgis Named a Lou Groza Award "Star of the Week"
Monday, September 19, 2011 | Football
Gator redshirt junior kicker Caleb Sturgis (St. Augustine, Fla.) has been named a Lou Groza Award “Star of the Week”, the Palm Beach County Sports Commission announced today.
Sturgis, who took home SEC Special Teams Player of the Week honors earlier today, is coming off a strong performance in the Gators' 33-23 victory over Tennessee this past weekend. Sturgis scored a career-best 15 points against the Vols going a perfect 4-for-4 on field goals with a long of 46, the four made field goals were also a career-best. He also converted on all three of his extra point attempts and helped pin the Vols back by averaging 65.4 yards per kickoff with three touchbacks.
For the season, Sturgis is a perfect 9-for-9 on field goal attempts and has made all 12 of his extra point tries.
Each week, the Palm Beach County Sports Commission recognizes three of the top kickers from FBS division teams as the "Stars of the Week". Sturgis was joined on the list this week by Drew Alleman of LSU and Dave Teggart of UConn.
Sturgis and the Gators (3-0, 1-0 SEC) return to action on Saturday, Sept. 24, when they face Kentucky (2-1, 0-0 SEC) in their first road contest of the season at Commonwealth Stadium. The game kicks off at 7 p.m. and will be carried nationally on ESPN.
