Placekicker named to All-America team

TCU placekicker Nick Browne was selected to the 25-man first team All-America squad Tuesday, according to the Football Writers Association of America. Browne becomes the first Horned Frog selected to the first team All-America squad since LaDainian Tomlinson in 2000.

Browne, a senior from Garland, Texas, has connected on eight straight, 20 of his last 21 and is 25-for-28 in field goal attempts this season. He has become the school’s all-time single season kicking points leader with 107 this year while setting a school record with 25 field goals. He also set the school’s single game record with 19 kicking points against Cincinnati and tied his own mark with five field goals in the win over the Bearcats.

A Lou Groza Award semifinalist for the second straight year, Browne is tied for the nation’s lead with an average of 2.27 field goals made per game and is eighth in the country in scoring (9.91 ppg). He has been named the Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week a record five times this season and nine times in his career. With 284 career points, Browne is ranked second behind only LaDainian Tomlinson in career points at TCU. He is also the school record holder for career field goals made, converting 62 of 78 attempts.

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