WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (palmbeachsports.com) — This year marks the 25th Anniversary of the Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award, college football’s top kicking award presented by the Orange Bowl. Each week the Palm Beach County Sports Commission recognizes three of the top kickers from FBS division teams as the “Stars of the Week.” Daniel Carlson became the most prolific field goal kicker in…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Daniel Carlson, Kerryon Johnson and Alex Kozan of Auburn football have been selected as 2016 CoSIDA academic all-district honorees, the first step toward receiving Academic All-America recognition. Carlson, a junior placekicker from Colorado Springs, Colo., graduated in August with a 3.66 grade-point average in finance. He is now in his first semester of graduate work in…
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (palmbeachsports.com) — The Palm Beach County Sports Commission has released the 20 semifinalists for the 2016 Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award presented by the Orange Bowl. These twenty kickers have all excelled throughout the season in earning their places as semifinalists. Eight of the twenty earn the honor for at least the second time, led by…
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) – Daniel Carlson kicked six field goals and Auburn beat No. 18 LSU 18-13 on Saturday night after officials ruled Danny Etling’s apparent last-gasp scoring pass came after time expired. Etling rolled to his right and found D.J. Shark on a 15-yard pass, setting off a celebration by LSU players. Officials ruled time expired before Etling took…
