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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Brkic a Semifinalist for Lou Groza Award
November 04, 2021 | Football
NORMAN — Oklahoma kicker Gabe Brkic has been named one of 20 semifinalists for the 2020 Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award, the Palm Beach County Sports Commission announced Thursday.
This is the third straight year Brkic has been named a Groza Award semifinalist. He is one of three semifinalists to earn the recognition in three consecutive years, joining Wake Forest's Nick Sciba and Nevada's Brandon Talton.
Brkic has made 17 of 20 field goals and all 42 of his PAT attempts in his nine games this season. He has made 8 of 10 field goal attempts from 40 yards or longer and is 5 for 6 on field goal attempts from at least 50 yards. The longest field goal made this season nationally is 56 yards and Brkic has two of the five makes from that distance. He is tied for the national lead with his nine makes from 50-plus yards since the start of the 2020 season.
Brkic ranks fourth nationally and leads the Big 12 by averaging 1.89 made field goals per game. He also ranks third nationally (first among kickers) and first in the Big 12 in total points (93), 13th nationally in points scored per game (10.3; fourth among kickers) and 55th nationally in points responsible for (93; first among kickers).
The Chardon, Ohio, product already holds the school record for most career makes of 40 yards or longer (20) and has made 10 career field goals of 50 yards or longer. His nine field goals of 50-plus yards since the start of the 2020 season are tied for the most nationally. He has connected on four field goals in a game twice this season and four times in his career.
This season, Brkic tied a school record for single-game kick scoring with his 17 points against Texas on Oct. 9. He converted 56-yard field goals in consecutive games against Tulane on Sept. 4 and Western Carolina on Sept. 11. The 56-yarders are the longest by any kicker this season and tied as the third-longest in school history (longest since 1977; 58-yarder by Uwe von Schamann vs. Oklahoma State). He tied an FBS single-game record with his three made field goal of 50-plus yards in the season opener against Tulane.
For his career, Brkic has made 54 of 63 field goals and all 144 of his PAT attempts. He ranks first in program history with his .857 field goal conversion rate and second with his 144 consecutive made PATs, trailing only Austin Seibert's 162 consecutive makes from 2016-18.
Three finalists will be selected by a panel of more than 100 FBS head coaches, SIDs, media members, former Groza finalists, and current NFL kickers. These finalists will be announced on Nov. 23 and honored at the 30th annual Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Awards Virtual Awards Celebration, streamed live on 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.
This is the third straight year Brkic has been named a Groza Award semifinalist. He is one of three semifinalists to earn the recognition in three consecutive years, joining Wake Forest's Nick Sciba and Nevada's Brandon Talton.
Brkic has made 17 of 20 field goals and all 42 of his PAT attempts in his nine games this season. He has made 8 of 10 field goal attempts from 40 yards or longer and is 5 for 6 on field goal attempts from at least 50 yards. The longest field goal made this season nationally is 56 yards and Brkic has two of the five makes from that distance. He is tied for the national lead with his nine makes from 50-plus yards since the start of the 2020 season.
Brkic ranks fourth nationally and leads the Big 12 by averaging 1.89 made field goals per game. He also ranks third nationally (first among kickers) and first in the Big 12 in total points (93), 13th nationally in points scored per game (10.3; fourth among kickers) and 55th nationally in points responsible for (93; first among kickers).
The Chardon, Ohio, product already holds the school record for most career makes of 40 yards or longer (20) and has made 10 career field goals of 50 yards or longer. His nine field goals of 50-plus yards since the start of the 2020 season are tied for the most nationally. He has connected on four field goals in a game twice this season and four times in his career.
This season, Brkic tied a school record for single-game kick scoring with his 17 points against Texas on Oct. 9. He converted 56-yard field goals in consecutive games against Tulane on Sept. 4 and Western Carolina on Sept. 11. The 56-yarders are the longest by any kicker this season and tied as the third-longest in school history (longest since 1977; 58-yarder by Uwe von Schamann vs. Oklahoma State). He tied an FBS single-game record with his three made field goal of 50-plus yards in the season opener against Tulane.
For his career, Brkic has made 54 of 63 field goals and all 144 of his PAT attempts. He ranks first in program history with his .857 field goal conversion rate and second with his 144 consecutive made PATs, trailing only Austin Seibert's 162 consecutive makes from 2016-18.
Three finalists will be selected by a panel of more than 100 FBS head coaches, SIDs, media members, former Groza finalists, and current NFL kickers. These finalists will be announced on Nov. 23 and honored at the 30th annual Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Awards Virtual Awards Celebration, streamed live on 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.
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