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BREAKING: Lou Groza Award-winning kicker commits to Alabama

Miami (Ohio) kicker Graham Nicholson (#98) attempts a field goal in the 2023 season.
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Kalen DeBoer can recruit, and the Alabama head football coach has found a kicker for the Crimson Tide.

Graham Nicholson, a former standout at the University of Miami at Ohio, has committed to Alabama football from the NCAA transfer portal. He announced the news Sunday via X (formerly Twitter) as the Tide has a new kicker. Nicholson captured the Lou Groza Award, which is presented to college football’s top placekicker, last year after making 27 of 28 field goals and 35 of 37 extra point attempts. He earned first-team All-Mid American Conference (MAC), MAC Special Teams Player of the Year, and Consensus All-American honors in 2023. He joins a room that has Conor Talty, Upton Bellenfant, and other specialists.

Alabama may now have its kicker to fill the shoes left behind by Will Reichard.

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Reichard finished his career as the NCAA’s all-time leader for points.

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Stephen M. Smith is the senior writer for Touchdown Alabama Magazine.  You can “like” him on Facebook or “follow” him on Twitter, via @CoachingMSmith.

Stephen Smith is a 2015 graduate of the University of Alabama. He is a senior writer and reporter for Touchdown Alabama Magazine. He has covered Alabama football for 15 years and his knowledge and coverage of the Crimson Tide's program have made him among the most respected journalist in his field. Smith has been featured on ESPN and several other marquee outlets as an analyst.

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