Brett Swenson's 2008 stats (through Nov 1)
- 19 of 23 on field goal attempts
- A streak of 15 consecutive made attempts (no longer active)
- Season long: 50 yards
- 30 of 30 on extra point attempts
- Ranked #6 in NCAA FBS in field goals per game
- Ranked #1 (tie) in NCAA FBS in total made field goals
- Ranked #30 in NCAA FBS in points per game (among all positions)
- Big Ten special teams player of the week after win over Iowa
- Big Ten special teams player of the week after win over Northwestern
- Big Ten special teams player of the week after win over Wisconsin
The Groza committee snub
That's pretty good! So why wasn't Brett named a semi-finalist for the Lou Groza award? Supposedly because those selections were made following the weekend in which Brett had his only rough game (0-for-3 against Michigan, though two of the misses weren't really his fault).
SwensonForGroza.com will be fighting this tremendously controversial snub ad infinitum.