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Jake Moody Under Pressure: 49ers Try Out Lou Groza Winner Kenneth Almendares

Jake Moody Under Pressure: 49ers Try Out Lou Groza Winner Kenneth Almendares

The San Francisco 49ers are adding a new name to their upcoming rookie minicamp: Kenneth Almendares, the 2024 Lou Groza Award winner, given annually to the best kicker in college football.

College Football News / G5 Football on SI / December 13
Louisiana Kicker Kenneth Almendares Named Lou Groza Award Winner

Louisiana Kicker Kenneth Almendares Named Lou Groza Award Winner

For the second straight season, the winner of the Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award comes from the Group of Five ranks as Louisiana senior Kenneth Almendares earns the honors for the 2024 season.

College Football News / Field Level Media / September 28
Louisiana edges Wake Forest on Kenneth Almendares' FG

Louisiana edges Wake Forest on Kenneth Almendares' FG

Kenneth Almendares delivered the go-ahead 31-yard field goal with 52 seconds left to lift Louisiana over Wake Forest 41-38 in a non-conference game Saturday in Winston-Salem, N.C.

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