By Jason Pugh, Northwestern State Associate Athletic Director for External Relations; featured photo by Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
NATCHITOCHES – Brett Money’s 2023 season was one of the most efficient by a Northwestern State kicker in recent years.
Because of his performance in his first season in a Demon uniform, Money’s second year at NSU will begin with him as a part of the 2024 Fred Mitchell Award Preseason Watch List.
Money was named to the collegiate division list, which includes 40 kickers from FCS, Division II, Division III, NAIA, NJCAA and the 3C2A levels.
A junior form Alamogordo, New Mexico, Money is one of 12 FCS kickers on the list and one of two from the Southland Conference (Gabriel Showalter, Nicholls).
In his first season in a Demon uniform, Money connected on 7 of 8 field goal attempts, including a 48-yarder at Lamar that stood as the longest field goal by an NSU kicker since 2017. Money’s 87.5 percent success rate on field goals ranked him 6th nationally in the FCS while his 1.17 field goals per game stood 29th.
Money was successful on all nine of his extra point tries and led Northwestern State with 30 points.
The Mitchell Award’s 10 finalists will be announced at the end of the college football season with the winner receiving the trophy in February during a ceremony at the Chicago Bears’ training facility in Lake Forest, Illinois.
Northwestern State opens its 2024 season Aug. 29 at Tulsa.