Arizona State senior kicker Zane Gonzalez was named the winner of the Lou Groza Award on Thursday. The honor is given to the nation’s top place-kicker.
Gonzalez, who became the highest-scoring kicker in FBS history earlier this year, won the award over Auburn’s Daniel Carlson and Georgia Southern’s Younghoe Koo.
The All-Pac-12 First-Teamer has already been recognized as an All-American by each Sports Illustrated, USA Today, Sporting News, Walter Camp and Pro Football Focus.
This season, he connected on 23 of 25 field-goal attempts (92 percent), including 7 of 9 from 50 yards or more.