Fera on Groza Award Watch List
Penn State junior kicker Anthony Fera was selected to the Lou Groza Award
Preseason Watch List on Wednesday.
Fera went 14-of-17 on field goal attempts after taking over the starting kicking
duties four games into the 2011 season. He scored 62 points in 10 games for
the Nittany Lions and earned second team All-Big Ten honors.
Fera, a semifinalist for the award last season, joins a 30-player list filled with Big
Ten players. Iowa’s Mike Meyer, Ohio State’s Drew Basil, Michigan State’s Dan
Conroy, Indiana’s Mitch Ewald, Michigan’s Brendan Gibbons and Nebraska’s Brett
Maher are also made the list.
The award is given to the nation’s top kicker based on a voting panel of Division I
coaches, sports writers, sports broadcasters, previous award winners,
professional kickers and conference representatives. The award is named after
kicking pioneer Lou Groza, who played 21 seasons with the Cleveland Browns.
Fera also punts for the Nittany Lions.
