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UCLA kicker Ka'imi Fairbairn is the winner of the Lou Groza Award

Big time!

Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports

For more on Fairbairn, go to Bruins Nation.

He also gave a big nod to Jerry Neuheisel as the (unofficial) best holder in the game, pointing out his role in lobbying Jim Mora to make that 60 harder against Cal a possibility.

Considering the stats, it was a pretty clear choice. Ka'imi had the nation's longest field goal, was perfect on PATs, was near the top of the ranks in terms of accuracy, and was tops for distance on kickoffs.