A pair of Mountain State kickers were named to the Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award Preseason Watch List by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission on Thursday.
Thirty kickers made the Watch List, including West Virginia’s Josh Lambert and Marshall’s Nick Smith.
Lambert, a senior, was a finalist for the award in 2014 and has led the Mountaineers in scoring for three consecutive seasons. Lambert is just 48 points away from becoming the school’s all-time scoring leader. He connected on 21 of 28 field goal attempts last season, including a long of 51 yards.
Smith, a junior, was a semifinalist for the award last season after beginning the season with 12 consecutive field goals made.