Oklahoma’s Gabe Brkic Named to Lou Groza Award Watch List
Oklahoma kicker Gabe Brkic was one of three Big 12 kickers named to the 2021 Lou Groza Award Watch List on Wednesday.
Brkic has been a Groza semifinalist in both 2019 and 2020. Last season, Brkic had 20 field goals, tied for the most among returning kickers in 2021. In 2020 Brcik was perfect — 17-fot-17 on field goals and 52-for-52 on extra points.
The other two Big 12 kickers on the watch list were Texas kicker Cameron Dicker and Oklahoma State kicker Alex Hale.
The Groza Award is given each year to the nation’s best placekicker.
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Dicker needs just 61 points to become the Longhorns’ all-time leading scorer among kicker, and he’s already third in program history. He is fourth among active kickers with 19 field goals of 40 yards or more.
Hale, like Brkic was a 2020 Groza semifinalist, even though he missed five games due to injury. Before he was hurt, Hale was averaging 2.17 field goals per game, which was best in the country. He still led OSU in scoring, despite only playing six games.
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2021 Groza Award Watch List
(Big 12 Players in Bold)
Jacob Barnes, Louisiana Tech
Massimo Biscardi, Coastal Carolina
Gabe Brkic, Oklahoma
Charles Campbell, Indiana
Anders Carlson, Auburn
Jace Christmann, Florida
Connor Culp, Nebraska
Cameron Dicker, Texas
Christopher Dunn, NC State
Hunter Duplessis, UTSA
Alex Hale, Oklahoma State
Charlie Ham, Duke
John Hoyland, Wyoming
Blake Mazza, SMU
Chase McGrath, Tennessee
Marshall Meeder, Central Michigan
Harrison Mevis, Missouri
Brayden Narveson, Western Kentucky
Jake Oldroyd, BYU
Jack Podlesny, Georgia
B.T. Potter, Clemson
Matt Quinn, UAB
Jadon Redding, Utah
Will Reichard, Alabama
Matt Ruffolo, Kentucky
Nick Sciba, Wake Forest
Andre Szmyt, Syracuse
Brandon Talton, Nevada
James Turner, Louisville
Cade York, LSU
