Nico Radicic

Photo by: Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Indiana Athletics

EVANSTON, Ill - October 05, 2024 - kicker Nicolas "Nico" Radicic #39 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game between the Indiana Hoosiers and the Northwestern Wildcats at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium in Evanston, Illinois. Photo By Dani Meersman/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Dani Meersman/Indiana Athletics

BLOOMINGTON, IN - September 08, 2023 - Kicker Nicolas Radicic #39 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game between the Indiana State Sycamores and the Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Dalton Wainscott/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: DTW

Position:
K
Ht./Wt.:
5-11 / 187
Year:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Coppell, Texas
High School:
Coppell

Pronunciation: knee-ko rad-uh-chich

Career Notes & Records
Missed majority of 2023 season due to injury. Career: Ranks No. 2 in career extra points made (155) ... One of only three Hoosier kickers to connect on 100-straight PAT tries, joining Mitch Ewald (100; 2010-12) and Pete Stoyanovich (107; 1986-88) and sits No. 3 on the Big Ten list with 155 straight conversions ... Set program record for consecutive field goals made with 16-straight makes that between Week 14 of 2024 and the 2025 Big Ten Championship Game ... Also carried a streak of nine-straight makes to open his career which ranks No. 9 on the list ... Is No. 8 on the all-time scoring list (236). Season: Owns the top two spots on the season extra point charts with 84 and counting in 2025 and 69 during the 2024 season ... Logged just the sixth 100-point season in program history in 2025 and sits No. 3 on the single-season scoring charts (132), and No. 1 by an IU kicker ... Set then-single-season extra points made record in just nine games in 2023 with his 57th extra point made at Michigan State to top Ewald’s mark of 56 ... Went 69-of-69 in PAT attempts in 2024 ... Ranks No. 7 on the single-season scoring list (99 points) in 2024. Game: Set IU single-game record with 11 made extra points versus Western Illinois (9/6) in 2024 ... Owns nine of the top-10 single-game extra point made marks in program history.

NCAA Active Leaders (as of Jan. 13): Sits No. 4 in FBS and leads the Big Ten in points per game (8.1) ... Ranks tied for No. 11 nationally, No. 3 in the Big Ten and leads all sophomores in extra points made (155) ... One of 10 FBS kickers without a missed extra point (min. 100 attempts).

2025 (Redshirt-Sophomore Season)
Season: Started all 15 games as the place kicker.

Awards: Named the Big Ten Bakken-Anderson Kicker of the Year ... Earned first-team All-Big Ten from the conference media and second-team from the coaches.

Old Dominion (8/30): Converted all five kicks in the game to account for nine points ... Went 3-for-3 on extra points ... Connected on field goals from 22 and 25 yards. Kennesaw State (9/6): Tied for No. 5 on the single-game extra point made charts with an 8-for-8 effort. Indiana State (9/12): Made all 11 kicks in the game to score 13 points ... Converted a 25-yard field goal in the second quarter ... Made all 10 extra point tries to tie for No. 2 on the single-game charts at IU with Mitch Ewald (10; Indiana State, 2013) and just one shy of his own program record. Illinois (9/20): Went 9-for-9 on extra point attempts and tied for No. 3 on the single-game list with his effort against Nebraska in 2024. at Iowa (9/27): Made all four kicks - two extra points and two field goals ... Tied the game at 10-10 with a 46-yard field goal with 3 seconds left in the second quarter ... Connected on a fourth-quarter field goal that tied the game at 13-13 with 9:47 in the fourth quarter. at Oregon (10/11): Converted all five kicks for nine points ... True on all three extra point tries ... Opened the scoring with a 42-yard field goal in the first quarter ... Extended the lead to 30-20 with 2:06 left in the fourth quarter on a 22-yard make. Michigan State (10/18): True on all six kicks for eight points ... Made all five extra point tries ... Hit 31-yard field goal in the fourth quarter. UCLA (10/25): Converted all eight extra point attempts. at Maryland (11/1): Converted all nine kicks for 13 points ... Converted a pair of second-quarter field goals of 20 and 46 yards ... Hit all seven extra point tries ... Hit two kickoffs for a 51.0 average. at Penn State (11/8): Converted all five kicks ... Went 3-for-3 on extra points ... Converted field goals of 28 and 31 yards in the second and third quarter, respectively. Wisconsin (11/15): Converted all five kicks ... Connected on a 37-yard field goal in the second quarter ... True on all four extra point attempts. at Purdue (11/28): Converted all eight extra point attempts ... Hit three kickoffs for an average of 53.3 yards. vs. Ohio State (12/6): Scored seven points ... Converted lone extra point attempt ... Made 2-of-3 field goals ... Converted a 29-yard field goal to open the scoring in the first quarter and move his streak to 16 straight makes ... After his first miss of the season, converted a second-quarter attempt from 32 yards. vs. Alabama (1/1): Converted all six kicks for eight points ... Opened the scoring with a 31-yard field goal in the second quarter ... Made all five extra point attempts. vs. Oregon (1/9): Converted all eight PAT tries for eight points.

2024 (Redshirt Freshman Season)
Awards: Earned honorable mention All-Big Ten from the conference media.

Season: Appeared in all 13 games as the starting place kicker ... Finished No. 2 in FBS in extra points made (69) ... Posted an FBS-best 5.3 extra points made per game ... Broke the single-season extra points made record in just nine games.

FIU (8/31): Scored seven points ... Connected on all four point after touchdowns ... Made 35-yard field goal in the third quarter. Western Illinois (9/6): Netted a program-record 11 made extra points. at UCLA (9/14): Converted all six extra point attempts. Charlotte (9/21): True on all seven extra points attempts ... Converted 27-yard field goal in the first quarter. Maryland (9/28): Converted all six extra points. at Northwestern (10/5): Successful on all seven kicks into 15-30 mph winds ... Hit all five extra points ... Converted on 37-yard field goal in the second quarter ... Hit from 28 yards out in the fourth quarter. Nebraska (10/19): True on all eight extra point attempts. Washington (10/26): Tallied seven points ... True on all four extra points ... Connected on 19-yard field goal to end the first half. at Michigan State (11/2): Converted all seven kicks ... True on all six extra point attempts to break the single-season record in just nine games ... Added a 29-yard field goal in the third quarter ... Logged first career kickoff for 47 yards and a fair catch. Michigan (11/9): Converted all four kicks ... True on both PAT attempts ... Connected on field goals of 40 and 41 yards ... Extended IU’s lead to 20-15 with a career-long 41-yard field goal with 2:34 to play in the game. at Ohio State (11/23): Hit lone extra point attempt. Purdue (11/30): Posted fourth double-digit scoring game of the season with 12 points ... Made all nine extra points ... Went 1-for-2 on field goal attempts in the snow ... Connected on a 26-yard try in the third quarter. at Notre Dame (12/20): Connected on a 34-yard field goal for his long attempt of the game ... Was successful on an onside kick attempt late in the fourth quarter.

2023 (Freshman Season)
Season: Appeared in one game and redshirted his initial collegiate season ... made collegiate debut against Indiana State (9/8) ... one of 14 Hoosiers to make collegiate debut ... one of seven true freshmen to make their collegiate debut this season.

Indiana State (9/8): Made two extra points and a 21-yard field goal in collegiate debut.

Prep/Personal
Placekicker for head coach Antonio Wiley at Coppell High School ... earned five-star ranking from Kohl’s Kicking ... rated the No. 3 kicker nationally by 247Sports and the No. 4 kicking prospect by ESPN ... selected to participate in the 2023 Army All-American Bowl ... tabbed a first-team all-district 6-6A punter as a junior and senior ... tabbed second-team all-district 6-6A placekicker as a junior and senior ... born in Croatia and moved to the United States in 2016.