Oklahoma’s kicker gets some recognition.
Redshirt freshman Gabe Brkic went 17-for-17 on field goal attempts (52-of-52 on extra points) during the 2019 season after taking over for starter Calum Sutherland in the Texas Tech game on Sept. 28. On Monday, he was named a Football Writers Association of America Freshman All-American.
The only FBS kicker to make all of his FG & PAT attempts in 2019. The first OU kicker ever to end a season perfect. @TheFWAA Freshman All-American
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— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) January 13, 2020
Brkic was one of two kickers in the country to go perfect on the season (Jake Koehnke, Air Force; 13-of-13). After playing in nine games and making a game-winning field goal against Baylor, he was not named a Lou Groza Award finalist.
The Chardon, Ohio, native is the only Oklahoma kicker to end a season perfect.
A Sooner has never won the Lou Groza Award before, and Buddy Leake (1952) is the only kicker to be named an All-American.
Brkic will return to Oklahoma for the 2020 season, which starts on Sept. 5 against Missouri State.
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