Joseph Bulovas
| Personal information | |
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| Born: | January 9, 1999 |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Mandeville (Mandeville, Louisiana) |
| College: | Alabama (2017–2020) Vanderbilt (2021–2022) |
| Position: | Placekicker |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Joseph Bulovas (born January 9, 1999) is an American football placekicker. He played for the Alabama Crimson Tide where he was a part of two College Football Playoff national championship teams. He also played for the Vanderbilt Commodores.
Recruiting
Joseph was a three-star recruit and received offers from Army, Mississippi State, Alabama, Georgia Tech, Air Force, Tulane, Louisiana, Southeastern Louisiana, and UTSA. He originally committed to Georgia Tech on January 10, 2016, but decommitted more than a year later on January 23, 2017. On January 25, 2017, just two days later, he committed to Alabama.[1]
College career
Alabama
Bulovas was redshirted in 2017 as Alabama won its 17th national championship against Georgia, 26–23.[2][3]
As a redshirt freshman in 2018, Bulovas assumed the kickoff duties and played 15 games as the placekicker. He made 14-of-18 field goal attempts with a long of 49 yards against Mississippi State. He also made 75 PATs. He produced a total of 117 points.[4]
As a sophomore in 2019, Bulovas played in 11 games and started nine. He made 8-of-11 field goals with a long of 43 yards and also made 59 PATs, producing a total of 83 points.[2] In their last game of the year against Auburn, Bulovas had an opportunity to tie the game with a 30-yard field goal attempt with 2:04 left on the clock. He hit it off of the upright and Alabama went on to lose 48–45. The loss essentially ended their playoff hopes as they entered the game ranked #5 in the country. Bulovas apologized on Twitter after the game. "I just want to express my apologies to the Crimson Tide nation... that is a kick I should make in my sleep."[5]
Bulovas did not see the field for Alabama through 13 games. Alabama won its 18th national championship against Ohio State by a score of 52–24.[6] After the season, Bulovas placed his name into the transfer portal as a graduate transfer.[7] In February 2021, he announced that he would be transferring to the Vanderbilt Commodores.[8]
Vanderbilt
Bulovas appeared in all 12 games for the Commodores in 2021, making 14-of-19 field goals with a long of 53 yards. He was perfect in extra points making 15 out of 15.[4] Bulovas appeared in all 12 games for the Commodores in 2022 and made seven-of-12 field goals. He was perfect on extra points making 35 out of 35.[4]
References
- ^ "Joe Bulovas Recruiting Profile". Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ^ a b "Joseph Bulovas". Alabama Crimson Tide Athletics. May 18, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
- ^ "Alabama Football Wins 2018 National Championship in Overtime Thriller against Georgia, 26–23". Alabama Crimson Tide Athletics. January 8, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Joseph Bulovas College Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
- ^ Zucker, Joseph (December 1, 2019). "Alabama Kicker Joseph Bulovas Apologizes for Missing Game-Tying FG vs. Auburn". Bleacher Report. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ^ Scarborough, Alex (January 11, 2021). "Alabama's perseverance guides Nick Saban to record seventh national championship". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- ^ Hudson, Brett (January 14, 2021). "Alabama football kicker Joseph Bulovas enters transfer portal". TideSports. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ Casagrande, Michael (February 13, 2021). "Former Alabama kicker transfers to SEC school". AL.com. Retrieved February 19, 2021.