BATON ROUGE – LSU senior Josh Jasper is one of 30 players from across the country who have been named to the preseason watch list for the 2010 Lou Groza Award, the Palm Beach County Sports Commission announced on Friday.
The Lou Groza Award is given annually to the top placekicker in college football.
Jasper, from Memphis, enters his second season as LSU’s primary placekicker in 2010. Last year, Jasper ranked among the SEC leaders in field goal percentage, connecting on 17 of 20 field goal attempts. For his career, he’s made 19 of 22 attempts, including six of 40 yards or more. His career best is a 52-yarder against Louisiana-Lafayette last year.
The Lou Groza semifinalists will be named on Friday, Oct. 29 with the three finalists selected on Monday, Nov. 22. The winner of the award will be announced on Thursday, Dec. 9 during the Home Depot ESPNU College Football Award Show, broadcast live from Orlando, Fla.
2010 Lou Groza Award Watch List
Name, School
Casey Barth, North Carolina
Tyler Bitancourt, West Virginia
Matt Bosher, Miami
Kyle Brotzman, Boise State
Wes Byrum, Auburn
Stefan Demos, Northwestern
Ross Evans, TCU
Erik Folk, Washington
Kai Forbath, UCLA
Aran Gendreau, Middle Tennessee
Kevin Goessling, Fresno State
Alex Henery, Nebraska
Dustin Hopkins, Florida State
Daniel Hutchins, Pittsburgh
Josh Jasper, LSU
Justin Kahut, Oregon State
Spencer Lanning, South Carolina
Daniel Murray, Iowa
Joe Phillips, Utah
Robert Randolph, Virginia
Gran Ressel, Missouri
Will Snyderwine, Duke
Erik Soderberg, Air Force
Jimmy Stevens, Oklahoma
Caleb Sturgis, Florida
Nick Tausch, Notre Dame
Blair Walsh, Georgia
Thomas Weber, Arizona State
Nate Whitaker, Stanford
Alex Zendejas, Arizona
Other Watch Lists:
Lott Trophy, April 21 (CB Patrick Peterson, LB Kelvin Sheppard)
Bronko Nagurski Trophy, June 21 (CB Patrick Peterson, LB Kelvin Sheppard)
Outland Trophy, June 21 (DT Drake Nevis)
Davey O’Brien Award, July 14
Jim Thorpe Award, Aug. 2 (CB Patrick Peterson)
Walter Camp Award, Aug. 9 (CB Patrick Peterson)
Bednarik Award, Aug. 9 (CB Patrick Peterson, LB Kelvin Sheppard)
Maxwell Award, Aug. 9
Biletnikoff Award, Aug. 10
Ray Guy Award, Aug. 11
Manning Award, Aug 16 (QB Jordan Jefferson)
Butkus Award, Aug. 16 (LB Kelvin Sheppard)
Mackey Award, Aug. 16
Hornung Award, Aug. 17
Lou Groza Award, Aug. 20 (PK Josh Jasper)
Rotary Lombardi Award, Aug. 20 (LB Kelvin Sheppard)
Doak Walker Award, Aug. 23
Rimington Trophy, Aug. 27
Lombardi Award, Aug. 27