Joseph Bulovas
Joseph Bulovas is an American football placekicker. He played for the Alabama Crimson Tide where he was a part of two College Football Playoff national championship teams. He also played for the Vanderbilt Commodores.
Recruiting
Joseph was a three-star recruit and received offers from Army, Mississippi State, Alabama, Georgia Tech [Yellow Jackets football|Georgia Tech], Air Force, Tulane [Green Wave football|Tulane], Louisiana, Louisiana Lions football|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
Alabama
Bulovas was redshirted in 2017 as Alabama won its 17th 2018 [College Football Playoff National Championship|national championship] against Georgia, 26–23.As a redshirt freshman in 2018, Bulovas assumed the kickoff duties and played 15 games as the placekicker. He made 14-of-18 field goal attempts with a long of 49 yards against Mississippi State. He also made 75 PATs. He produced a total of 117 points.
As a sophomore in 2019, Bulovas played in 11 games and started nine. He made 8-of-11 field goals with a long of 43 yards and also made 59 PATs, producing a total of 83 points. In their last game of the year against Auburn, Bulovas had an opportunity to tie the game with a 30-yard field goal attempt with 2:04 left on the clock. He hit it off of the upright and Alabama went on to lose 48–45. The loss essentially ended their playoff hopes as they entered the game ranked #5 in the country. Bulovas apologized on Twitter after the game. "I just want to express my apologies to the Crimson Tide nation... that is a kick I should make in my sleep."
Bulovas did not see the field for Alabama through 13 games. Alabama won its 18th national championship against Ohio State by a score of 52–24.
After the season, Bulovas placed his name into the transfer portal as a graduate transfer. In February 2021, he announced that he would be transferring to the Vanderbilt Commodores.