University of Nevada Las Vegas

UNLV: A former All-American place-kicker who joined the Rebels from the portal as a Super Senior looking to replace the Rebels’ all-time leading scorer in graduated booter Daniel Gutierrez … Enrolled at UNLV in January and took part in his first spring practice as a Rebel … Hails from the same Utah high school as incoming freshman signee Austin Boyd.

MISSOURI STATE: A highly decorated player who spent two seasons kicking for the FCS school located in Springfield, MO. 2022: Earned Honorable Mention All-Missouri Valley Football Conference after scoring a team-high 71 points on a perfect 35-of-35 extra points and 12-of-16 field goals for the season … Ended the year by extending his career streak to 69 PATs made and converted eight straight field goals from Oct. 1 to Nov. 19 … Ranked second in the MVFC in FG accuracy (.750), fourth in FG per game (1.09) and sixth in scoring (6.5). … Was 3-for-3 on field goals and 7-of-7 on extra points vs. Western Illinois on Nov. 5 to break MSU's single-game kick-scoring record (16 points) and earn MVFC Special Teams Player of the Week … Nailed a season-long 47-yarder vs. Youngstown State. 2021: Named AP Second Team All-American and Third Team All-American by Phil Steele after converting 21-of-24 (.875) field goals and 46-of-47 (.979) extra points ... Also named Second Team All-MVFC ... Made 14 consecutive field goal attempts to end the season ... Ranked third in the nation in field goals per game (1.75), seventh in scoring (9.1), and ninth nationally in field goal percentage … His 109 points were the most ever by a Missouri State place kicker in a season ... Earned MVFC Special Teams Player of the Week after a 13-point output in win at Dixie State that included seven extra points and a pair of field goals ... Was 3-for-3 on field goals in home win over UCA ... Hit 48-yarder and 3-for-4 field goals in season opener at Oklahoma State ... Booted season-long 51-yarder in road win over No. 7 Southern Illinois ... Converted 47-yard FG in NCAA FCS Playoff game vs. UT Martin ... Also averaged 58.4 yards on 77 kickoffs with 35 touchbacks … Matched season-high with 13 points in wins over UCA, Indiana State and Dixie State ... Earned MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and MVFC Honor Roll status ... Earned spot on MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 semesters. 2020-21: Named Second Team All-MVFC in his first season at MSU ... Ranked 2nd in MVFC and 12th nationally in field goal percentage (.857) on 12-of-14 attempts ... Led team in scoring (55) with a perfect campaign on extra points (19/19) and a dozen field goals ... His 5.5 points per game finished 8th in the league in scoring average ... Connected on season-long 47-yard FG in game at Central Arkansas ... Earned Valley Special Teams Player of the Week distinction after the win over Southern Illinois in which he booted the game-winning field goal as time expired ... Scored MSU's first points in NCAA FCS Playoff game at No. 7 North Dakota with a 28-yard FG ...  Earned spot on MVFC Honor Roll ... Named to MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters.

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Led Snow College in Ephraim, UT, in scoring as a redshirt freshman in 2019, converting 28-of-28 extra points for the Badgers and accounting for 9-of-12 field goals … Began his college career as a soccer player, lettering as a midfielder for a 16-3 squad in 2018.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a two-sport standout at Lehi HS where he played football for the first time as a senior for coach Ed Larsen in 2017 … Started as place-kicker and punter … Was part of a 12-2 Pioneers squad that won a state championship and 5A conference title … Also played four seasons of soccer, starting three years as a midfielder.

PERSONAL: Jose Pizano was born in Orem, UT … The son of Rodolfo and Veronica Pizano … Has a sister, Sandra … Majoring in administration.