HUNTINGTON — Marshall redshirt junior kicker Nick Smith was named to the 2016 Lou Groza Place-kicker Award Watch List Thursday by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission. Three finalists will be named at a gala awards banquet in Palm Beach County on December 5.
Smith, a 2015 semifinalist for the award, made 18-of-25 field goal attempts last season, including 3-for-4 in Thundering Herd’s 16-10 St. Petersburg Bowl victory over the University of Connecticut from the American Athletic Conference. He was perfect on 48 PAT tries and his 102 points led the team, earning his first scholarship at Marshall during the 2015 season.