Joseph Bulovas (born January 9, 1999) is an

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for the

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of the

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(SEC). Originally from

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, he previously attended the

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, where he was a part of two

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teams.

Recruiting

Joseph was a three-star recruit and received offers from

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, 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.

College career

2017 season

He redshirted this year.

won its 17th

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against

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, 26-23.

2018 season

During his redshirt freshman year, Joseph assumed the kickoff duties and played 15 games as the placekicker. In 2018 he took 18 field goal attempts and made 14 of them with a long of 49 yards against Mississippi State. He also made 75 PATs. He produced a total of 117 points.

2019 season

During his sophomore year, Bulovas played in 11 games and started 9 of those games as the placekicker. During 2019 he made 8 field goals off of 11 attempts with a long of 43 yards and also made 59 PATs. He produced a total of 83 points.

Missed Field Goal against Auburn

During their last game of the year against

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, Bulovas had a field goal opportunity to tie the game at 48 with a 30-yard field goal attempt with 2:04 left on the clock. He hit it off of the upright, and Alabama would go on to lose 48–45. That game essentially ended their

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hopes as they were ranked #5 in the country before the game began. Bulovas came out publicly with an apology after the game on Twitter. "I just want to express my apologies to the Crimson Tide nation... that is a kick I should make in my sleep".

2020 season

Bulovas did not see the field for Alabama through 13 games. Alabama won its 18th

against

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by a score of 52-24.

Transfer

After the season had finished, Bulovas placed his name into the transfer portal as a graduate transfer. In February 2021, Bulovas announced that he would be transferring to the

2021 season

Bulovas appeared in all 12 games for the Commodores, who ended with a record of 2-10. He attempted 19 field goals and made 14 of them with a long of 53 yards. He was perfect in extra points making 15 out of 15.

References

External links

Alabama Crimson Tide bio

Vanderbilt Commodores bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bulovas, Joseph 1999 births Living people People from Mandeville, Louisiana Sportspeople from St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana American football placekickers Alabama Crimson Tide football players Vanderbilt Commodores football players