Editor, GoDucks.com
Oregon sophomore Aidan Schneider was named Thursday to the 30-player preseason watch list for the Lou Groza Award as the nation’s best placekicker.
Schneider, who joined the Ducks as a walk-on out of Portland last fall, made 11-of-12 field-goal attempts in 2014. He handled the majority of attempts after taking over at midseason from Matt Wogan, though Wogan is expected to compete for the job again this preseason.
After making his first attempt at Cal, Schneider ended up making seven straight to open his career. That included a 40-yard kick in Oregon’s 45-16 win over Stanford, and a 42-yarder as Schneider went 3-for-3 in the Ducks’ win at Utah.