I should have welcomed you to the season last week but I failed to. I now feel like an usher at Notre Dame Stadium who doesn’t greet you with “Welcome to Notre Dame”.
It’s Watch List Season, friends.
Each day right college football is announcing which players are included on watch lists for various awards. So far Notre Dame players to be mentioned for one or more awards are Kyle Hamilton, Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, Ian Book, Aaron Banks, Liam Eichenberg, Jarrett Patterson and Drew White.
Now add another name to the list as senior place-kicker Jonathan Doerer has been named to the 2020 Lou Garza Collegiate Place-kicker Award Watch List that goes to, get this, the nation’s best kicker.
Doerer has made 62 consecutive PATs, the sixth longest streak in program history. His 45, 52 and 43 yard field goals against USC in 2019 helped earn him game ball honors in the 2019 win.
Doerer finished the 2019 season making 17 of 20 field goal attempts and finishing with 108 points, including 16 and 15 point performances against Boston College and Iowa State, respectively.
Many wondered how Notre Dame could replace the very accurate but lacking power, Justin Yoon in 2019. Doerer thrived his first year as the full time kicker and should be seen as a bright spot for Notre Dame entering 2020.
About the Lou Garza Award…