Courtesy of Nevada
RENO, Nev. – Nevada kicker Brandon Talton was named one of three “Stars of the Week” Tuesday by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award.
A 2023 nominee for the annual award, Talton was honored as a “Star of the Week” alongside Miami’s (Fla.) Andres Borregales and Virginia Tech’s John Love.
Talton, who was named the Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week Monday for the eighth time in his career, posted a career best-matching effort in Saturday’s 34-24 win over New Mexico. The Vacaville, Calif., native was a perfect 4-for-4 on field-goal attempts, connecting from 34, 47, 52, and 22 yards out, while being perfect on his two PAT attempts. The 52-yarder in the third quarter, which got the Pack’s lead back to three scores at 27-10, marked the sixth field goal of at least 50 yards of his career.
It marked the fourth time in his career that Talton had made four field goals in a game. Talton, already both Nevada’s and the Mountain West’s all-time leader in field goals made, extended his career total to 78 with the performance.
His 14 points in the win over the Lobos brought his career scoring total to 370, moving him alone into second place on Nevada’s career list and into third on the Mountain West’s. On the Nevada all-time list, Talton needs just 16 more points to eclipse the mark of 385 held by Marty Zendejas (1984-87), while on the Mountain West list, only TCU’s Ross Evans (407 points, 2008-11) and San Diego State’s Donnel Pumphrey (402 points, 2013-16) remain to be pursued.
The Wolf Pack (2-6, 2-2 MW), looking to extend its winning streak to three, hosts Hawai’i (2-7, 0-4 MW) this Saturday at 1 p.m. at Mackay Stadium.
