UCLA kicker Mateen Bhaghani left off Lou Groza Award Watch List
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 7, 2026, 7:40 PM
Last updated Aug 7, 2026
UCLA kicker Mateen Bhaghani was not named to the 2026 Lou Groza Award Preseason Watch List, which includes 35 kickers. Bhaghani, entering his senior season, boasts an 83% career field goal success rate and has not missed an extra point. His 2025 season saw him make 16 of 20 field goal attempts. Despite being left off the list, expectations remain high for Bhaghani under new head coach Bob Chesney, as UCLA is projected to play in closer games this coming season.
- •Mateen Bhaghani missed the Lou Groza Award Watch List.
- •He has an 83% career field goal success rate.
- •Last season, he made 16 of 20 field goal attempts.
- •Bhaghani has not missed an extra point in his career.
- •UCLA expected to play in more close games this season.
- 7:40 PMYahoo Sports — UCLA's kicker snubbed from Lou Groza Award Preseason Watch List
"UCLA kicker Mateen Bhaghani was not among the 35 kickers selected to the 2026 Lou Groza Award Preseason Watch List.
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