Adrian Peterson's broken collarbone ended Oklahoma's hopes of having a Heisman Trophy winner in 2006. However Sooner kicker Garrett Hartley has been named a semifinalist for the 2006 Lou Groza Award by the Palm Beach County Sports Institute and Sports Commission.
Hartley has made 14-of-15 field goals and all 29 of his extra point attempts. He ranks No. 4 in nationally in field goals made per game at 1.75 and No. 14 in scoring with 8.88 points per game. His field goals made percentage of .933 ranks first among kickers with more than 10 makes.