Hauschka Named Semifinalist for Lou Groza Award
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Courtesy: NC State
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Release: 11/06/2007
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NC State place kicker Steven Hauschka has been named a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Collegiate Place Kicker Award as presented by the FedEx Orange Bowl. Hauschka is third among the 20 semifinalists in field goal percentage as he has connected on 14-of-15 attempts (93.3%). He was named ACC Specialist of the Week after hitting on 4-of-5 attempts against Miami, including three in the fourth quarter and the 42-yard game winning kick in overtime.
Hauschka, a graduate student from Needham, Mass., is also 20-of-20 on extra points and hit his first 10 field goals of the season before missing a first-half attempt against Miami.
Hauschka joins five other kickers from the ACC on the list. The Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award recognizes the top place-kicker in NCAA Division I-A football. Voters for the award include Division I-A head coaches, sports writers and sportscasters, conference representatives, professional kickers, and previous Groza Award finalists.
The three finalists for the Lou Groza Award are announced on Monday, November 19 and will be honored at the 16th Annual Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award Banquet on Tuesday, December 4 at the Palm Beach Gardens Marriott. The 2007 Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award winner will be announced on Thursday, December 6 during the ESPN Home Depot College Football Award Show in Orlando, Florida.
The award, now in its 16th year, is named for NFL Hall-of-Fame kicker Lou 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. Nicknamed "The Toe," Groza was one of the first people to truly make kicking an art form, and he helped usher in to football the idea that a player could be used exclusively for kicking.
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