Nico Radicic

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Nico Radicic
No. 15 – Indiana Hoosiers
Position Placekicker
Class
Redshirt Redshirt.svg
Redshirt
Sophomore
Personal information
Born California
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight193 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school Coppell (Coppell, Texas)
College
Awards and highlights
Stats at ESPN

Nicolas Radicic [1] is an American college football placekicker for the Indiana Hoosiers.

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Early life

Radicic was born in California. His family moved to Croatia when he was three years old. He grew up playing soccer. When his family moved back to the United States after his father began working at a job in Texas, Radicic signed a youth contract with Major League Soccer's Dallas FC. He began playing American football as a placekicker in eighth grade. He played both sports in his freshman year at Coppell High School in Coppell, Texas before quitting soccer to play football full-time. [2] Radicic participated in the Army All-American Bowl. [3] A five-star college football recruit and the third-ranked kicker prospect in the country, he committed to play for the Indiana Hoosiers beginning in the 2023 season. [4]

College career

Radicic played in one game in 2023 before sustaining a season-ending injury that required surgery, [5] successfully kicking two extra points and one field goal with no misses. [6] He took a redshirt for the season. [7]

In 2024, he successfully kicked 69 of 69 extra point attempts and 10 of 11 field goal attempts, with his only miss occurring when he lost his footing in snowy weather in a 66–0 win against the Purdue Boilermakers; his 69 extra points ranked second in the FBS and set an Indiana program record. [8] [9] He earned an All-Big Ten honorable mention for the 2024 season. [7]

Radicic finished the 2025 regular season successfully kicking 70 of 70 extra point attempts and 13 of 13 field goal attempts. He was named the Bakken–Andersen Kicker of the Year, awarded annually to the best kicker in the Big Ten Conference, and also earned first-team All-Big Ten honors. [10]

Personal life

Radicic is a fan of Major League Baseball's San Francisco Giants. [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Nicolas Radicic College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". Sports Reference . Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  2. ↑ Browning, Zach (August 16, 2025). "From Croatia to Texas to Bloomington: The making of Indiana kicker Nicolas Radicic". TheHoosier. On3.com . Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  3. ↑ Osterman, Zach (December 3, 2025). "Curt Cignetti named two-time Big Ten coach of the year, IU players honored". The Indianapolis Star . Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  4. ↑ Ankony, Jack (June 30, 2022). "Third-Ranked Kicker Nicolas Radicic Commits to Indiana". Indiana Hoosiers on SI. Sports Illustrated . Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  5. ↑ Flick, Daniel (August 21, 2025). "'Money': Indiana Has 'Lot of Confidence' in K Nico Radicic, Who Missed 1 FG All Offseason". Indiana Hoosiers on SI. Sports Illustrated . Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  6. ↑ Kelly, Jared (August 21, 2025). "IU kicker Nico Radicic focused on keeping it simple: 'Kick the ball and walk my butt back to the sideline'". Peegs. 247Sports . Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Nico Radicic". Indiana University Athletics. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  8. ↑ Golden, Todd (April 28, 2025). "Perfection Is The Standard Indiana Kicker Nicolas Radicic Holds Himself To". Indiana Hoosiers on SI. Sports Illustrated . Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  9. ↑ McMahon, Colin (August 16, 2025). "'If you overcomplicate it, a lot of things can go wrong': Indiana specialists know the importance of blocking out the noise". TheHoosier. On3.com . Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  10. ↑ Kelly, Jared (December 3, 2025). "Indiana football: 12 Hoosiers named All-Big Ten Defense & Special Teams; Radicic earns Kicker of the Year". Peegs. 247Sports . Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  11. ↑ Kelly, Jared (April 15, 2025). "Indiana Football Spring Practice: Kicker Nicolas Radicic details record-breaking 2024 season, development". Peegs. 247Sports . Retrieved December 3, 2025.
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