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UPDATE: ESPN addressed not picking ASU kicker Zane Gonzalez for its midseason All-American team.

In Ivan Maisel's "College Football notes you need to know for Week 8" story published Thursday, Maisel explains the rationale behind the selection of Auburn's Daniel Carlson on ESPN's team.

He writes: "The selection of Auburn kicker Daniel Carlson over Arizona State record-setter Zane Gonzalez for the ESPN.com Midseason All-America team didn't sit well with Sun Devil fans, not to mention a colleague or two of mine. Gonzalez has made 19 of 20 field goals; Carlson, 13 of 14. I gave the nod to Carlson because of his impact on a struggling Auburn offense. Carlson scored 49 points in the first four games -- the same amount as the rest of the team. He accounted for all 18 points in the 18-13 victory over LSU, and he recorded 20 points, including a 20-yard run on a fake field goal, in the 51-14 defeat of Arkansas State."

We're guessing that ASU fans might not be buying ESPN's explanation.

Eighty-one percent in an azcentral sports Twitter poll selected Zane Gonzalez as the best kicker in the country Wednesday and Thursday.

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ORIGINAL STORY:

ESPN didn't select Arizona State football's Zane Gonzalez to its midseason All-American team.

ASU athletics social media took notice.

The school's official athletic Twitter account, @TheSunDevils, tweeted a message to ESPN on Wednesday:

It said: "Zane Gonzalez: 19/20 field goals, 6/7 from 50+, FBS leader in touchbacks and career field goals and points by a kicker.

cc @ESPNCFB"

It wasn't done yet. The account later tweeted this:

ESPN chose Auburn kicker Daniel Carlson for its list.

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It wrote this recap on Carlson's season: "He's no longer perfect on field goals, but 13 of 14 is still pretty good, especially when you consider his only miss came from 56 yards out. For the year, he's still 2 of 3 on kicks from 50 yards or more."

Several other publications have come out with their midseason All-American teams this week.

USA TODAY Sports, SI.com, cbssports.com and the sportingnews.com all picked Gonzalez as their kicker.

He was a unanimous selection for CBS Sports.

Sporting News wrote of Gonzalez's selection: "Gonzalez is 12 of 13 on field goals of 40 yards or more and leads the FBS in kicking points. Easy choice here."

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