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A-State’s Van Andel Named to Lou Groza Award Watch List

JONESBORO, Ark. (8/1/25) – Arkansas State junior kicker Clune Van Andel was named to the Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award Watch List as announced by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission Friday.

Van Andel, the Sun Belt Conference Preseason Special Teams Player of the Year, is one of just 30 kickers on the elite list for the award that goes to the top placekicker in the Football Bowl Subdivision. He is the sixth player in program history to appear on the watch list joining Jeff Caldwell (1994), Josh Arauco (2008, 2009), Brian Davis (2012, 2013), Blake Grupe (2019, 2020) and Dominic Zvada (2022, 2023).