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Phillips is in his first season at Utah.
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Nov. 11, 2009
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Utah placekicker Joe Phillips has been named a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award, which identifies the nation's top Football Bowl Subdivision kicker. He is one of 20 semifinalists for the award and the only one from the Mountain West Conference.
Phillips is 11-of-13 in field goals this season (84.6%) and 25-of-26 in PATs. He made a career-long 48-yard field goal in Utah's win over Louisville and is 3-of-4 from 40-plus yards.
The list will be narrowed down to three finalists who will be honored at the Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Awards Banquet on December 8 in West Palm Beach, Fla. The winner will be announced live on the nationally televised Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards Show on the evening of December 10, 2009.
Louie Sakoda, a 2008 Consensus All-America kicker, was a finalist for the Groza award last season.
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