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2025 Football Roster

Jersey Number 15
Nico Radicic
- 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. 3 in career extra points made list (133) ... 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) ... Tied for the longest consecutive field goals made streak with an active streak of 15 makes that began in Week 14 of 2024 ... Also carried a streak of nine-straight makes to open his career which ranks No. 9 on the list ... Is No. 12 on the all-time scoring list (205). Season: Currently No. 2 on the single season extra points list (62) in 2025 ... Logged just the sixth 100-point season in program history in 2025 ... Sits No. 6 on the single-season scoring charts (101) ... Set single-season extra points made record (69) in just nine games in 2023 with his 57th extra point made at Michigan State in 2024 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 seven spots on the top-10 single-game extra point made charts - including four of the top five - in program history, the most for a Hoosier all-time.
NCAA Active Leaders: Sits No. 4 in FBS in points per game (8.2) ... Ranks tied for No. 20 nationally, No. 4 in the Big Ten and leads all sophomores in extra points made (133) ... One of 10 FBS kickers without a missed extra point (min. 100 attempts).
2025 (Redshirt-Sophomore Season)
Season: Started all 11 games as the place kicker.
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.
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.
Career Notes & Records
Missed majority of 2023 season due to injury. Career: Ranks No. 3 in career extra points made list (133) ... 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) ... Tied for the longest consecutive field goals made streak with an active streak of 15 makes that began in Week 14 of 2024 ... Also carried a streak of nine-straight makes to open his career which ranks No. 9 on the list ... Is No. 12 on the all-time scoring list (205). Season: Currently No. 2 on the single season extra points list (62) in 2025 ... Logged just the sixth 100-point season in program history in 2025 ... Sits No. 6 on the single-season scoring charts (101) ... Set single-season extra points made record (69) in just nine games in 2023 with his 57th extra point made at Michigan State in 2024 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 seven spots on the top-10 single-game extra point made charts - including four of the top five - in program history, the most for a Hoosier all-time.
NCAA Active Leaders: Sits No. 4 in FBS in points per game (8.2) ... Ranks tied for No. 20 nationally, No. 4 in the Big Ten and leads all sophomores in extra points made (133) ... One of 10 FBS kickers without a missed extra point (min. 100 attempts).
2025 (Redshirt-Sophomore Season)
Season: Started all 11 games as the place kicker.
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.
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.
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