On Tuesday morning, the Groza Award committee announced the 2024 Lou Groza Award Semifinalists. Texas A&M’s graduate kicker Randy Bond made the cut as one of the remaining 20.
Bond is having his best season so far as an Aggie going 17 of 19 through eight weeks with his last miss coming against Florida in Week 3. He has a season long of 55 yards and his accuracy saw a huge jump from around a 75% rate to nearly 90% compared to last season.
Questions floated around early about whether another kicker could push for the job, but Bond rewarded the coaching staff with a career year to this point in the season.
Below is the social media announcement that Randy Bond has been named a Lou Groza Award Semifinalist.
and then there were 20 🏆
Who will be named the best kicker in college football?
The Lou Groza Award presented by @OrangeBowl will narrow the list to three on November 26.
Meet the 2024 semifinalists: https://t.co/CkKvLqdCW2 pic.twitter.com/Gkkt6ihoS4
— Lou Groza Award (@LouGrozaAward) November 19, 2024
The national panel of voters is composed of more than 100 FBS head coaches, SIDs, media members, former Groza finalists, and current NFL kickers. Since the first Lou Groza Award was handed out in 1992, 28 finalists, including 16 winners, have gone on to appear in the NFL, earning 13 trips to the Pro Bowl and taking home 7 Super Bowls.
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