COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Football freshman K Harrison Mevis (Warsaw, Ind.) was named to The Athletic’s Freshman All-America Team, announced by the publication on Tuesday. The honor for the Mizzou’s freshman kicker comes on the same day he was selected by the league’s coaches to the All-SEC Freshman Team.
Mevis produced a highly impressive debut campaign in the Black & Gold, as he was successful on 17-of-20 field goals for the Tigers and a perfect 28-of-28 on PATs. He has been lethal from deep, as he has connected on 3-of-4 kicks from 50+ yards and is one of just four Tigers in program history to make three or more kicks of 50+ yards, joining Tom Whelihan (6, 1984-87), Jeff Jacke (4, 1988-92) and Tucker McCann (3, 2016-19). His 52-yard field goal vs. LSU (Oct. 10) was the longest by a Mizzou freshman in program history.
Mevis matched a school record for a kicker with five field goals against Arkansas (Dec. 5), the most by any kicker nationally this season, and reset the school’s record of scoring by a kicker with 20 of Mizzou’s 50 points in a 50-48 win over the Razorbacks. Included in those five field goals was a walk-off, game-winning 32-yarder to send Mizzou to its fifth straight win over Arkansas and netted Mevis SEC Special Teams Player of the Week honors.
Mizzou Football is slated to face No. 15 Iowa in the TransPerfect Music City Bowl on Wednesday, Dec. 30. Kickoff from Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., is scheduled for 3 p.m. CT on ESPN.
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