AUSTIN, Texas – Texas senior kicker Bert Auburn was named to the Lou Groza Award preseason watch list for the second-consecutive year, the Palm Beach County Sports Commission announced Friday. The award annually honors college football's top place-kicker.
Auburn is a fourth-year kicker who has appeared in 28 games and received first-team All-Big 12 praise by the league's coaches to go along with honorable mention All-America honors by Phil Steele in 2023. Heading into the 2024 season, Auburn has compiled multiple preseason honors, including First-Team All-SEC and Second-Team All-America by Phil Steele. Auburn has connected on 50-of-61 field goal attempts (81.