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Augusta, GA (July 9, 2015) - The Augusta Sports Council has announced the preseason watch list for the 2015 Ray Guy Award, which honors the nation’s top collegiate punter.
The 25 candidates on the list incorporate a broad spectrum of Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) punters. Tom Hackett (Utah), winner of the 2014 Ray Guy Award, returns to the list along with finalists, Austin Rehkow (Idaho) and JK Scott (Alabama). Returning semifinalists include Cameron Johnston (Ohio State), Drew Kaser (Texas A&M), Alex Kinal (Wake Forest), and Justin Vogel (Miami).
The number of eligible candidates for this season will grow when the award opens for nominations in September. The complete list of candidates will be released on October 30. In early November, the Ray Guy Award committee will meet to select the ten semi-finalists, who will be announced on November 13. A national body of Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) sports information directors, coaches, media representatives, and previous Ray Guy Award winners will then vote for the top three finalists, to be announced on November 23. After the finalists are named, the voting body will cast ballots again to select the nation’s top punter. The winner will be announced live during The Home Depot College Football Awards airing on ESPN on Thursday, December 10, 2015.
2015 Ray Guy Award Preseason Watch List
Devon Bell (Sr.), Mississippi State
Mattias Ciabatti (Sr.), South Florida
Korey Durkee (Sr.), Washington
Luke Ferguson (Sr.), Arkansas State
Will Gleeson (So.), Ole Miss
Tyler Grassman (Sr.), Buffalo
Tom Hackett (Sr.), Utah
Hayden Hunt (Jr.), Colorado State
Cameron Johnston (Jr.), Ohio State
Drew Kaser (Sr.), Texas A&M
Jamie Keehn (Sr.), LSU
Alex Kinal (Sr.), Wake Forest
Anthony Melchiori (Sr.), Kent State
Will Monday (Sr.), Duke
Peter Mortell (Sr.), Minnesota
Dalton Parks (Jr.), Tulsa
Austin Rehkow (Jr.), Idaho
Drew Riggleman (Sr.), Arizona
Dalton Schomp (Jr.), FAU
J Schroeder (Sr.), Western Michigan
JK Scott (So.), Alabama
Taylor Symmank (Sr.), Texas Tech
Alex Tardieu (Sr.), Army
Justin Vogel (Jr.), Miami
Logan Yunker (Sr.), UNLV
Ray Guy Award
The Augusta Sports Council created the Ray Guy Award in 2000 to honor Thomson, Georgia native and College and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, Ray Guy. The Ray Guy Award winner is determined by a national voting body of sports writers, college coaches, sports information directors, and past Ray Guy Award winners. Among the statistics used to identify the winner is net punting average, number of times a punt is downed or kicked out of bounds inside the opponents 20-yard line, total yardage punted, average returned yardage, and percentage of punts not returned. The winner must display team leadership, self-discipline, and have a positive impact on the team’s success.
http://www.augustasportscouncil.org/news/all-categories.html
Go Gophers!!
The 25 candidates on the list incorporate a broad spectrum of Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) punters. Tom Hackett (Utah), winner of the 2014 Ray Guy Award, returns to the list along with finalists, Austin Rehkow (Idaho) and JK Scott (Alabama). Returning semifinalists include Cameron Johnston (Ohio State), Drew Kaser (Texas A&M), Alex Kinal (Wake Forest), and Justin Vogel (Miami).
The number of eligible candidates for this season will grow when the award opens for nominations in September. The complete list of candidates will be released on October 30. In early November, the Ray Guy Award committee will meet to select the ten semi-finalists, who will be announced on November 13. A national body of Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) sports information directors, coaches, media representatives, and previous Ray Guy Award winners will then vote for the top three finalists, to be announced on November 23. After the finalists are named, the voting body will cast ballots again to select the nation’s top punter. The winner will be announced live during The Home Depot College Football Awards airing on ESPN on Thursday, December 10, 2015.
2015 Ray Guy Award Preseason Watch List
Devon Bell (Sr.), Mississippi State
Mattias Ciabatti (Sr.), South Florida
Korey Durkee (Sr.), Washington
Luke Ferguson (Sr.), Arkansas State
Will Gleeson (So.), Ole Miss
Tyler Grassman (Sr.), Buffalo
Tom Hackett (Sr.), Utah
Hayden Hunt (Jr.), Colorado State
Cameron Johnston (Jr.), Ohio State
Drew Kaser (Sr.), Texas A&M
Jamie Keehn (Sr.), LSU
Alex Kinal (Sr.), Wake Forest
Anthony Melchiori (Sr.), Kent State
Will Monday (Sr.), Duke
Peter Mortell (Sr.), Minnesota
Dalton Parks (Jr.), Tulsa
Austin Rehkow (Jr.), Idaho
Drew Riggleman (Sr.), Arizona
Dalton Schomp (Jr.), FAU
J Schroeder (Sr.), Western Michigan
JK Scott (So.), Alabama
Taylor Symmank (Sr.), Texas Tech
Alex Tardieu (Sr.), Army
Justin Vogel (Jr.), Miami
Logan Yunker (Sr.), UNLV
Ray Guy Award
The Augusta Sports Council created the Ray Guy Award in 2000 to honor Thomson, Georgia native and College and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, Ray Guy. The Ray Guy Award winner is determined by a national voting body of sports writers, college coaches, sports information directors, and past Ray Guy Award winners. Among the statistics used to identify the winner is net punting average, number of times a punt is downed or kicked out of bounds inside the opponents 20-yard line, total yardage punted, average returned yardage, and percentage of punts not returned. The winner must display team leadership, self-discipline, and have a positive impact on the team’s success.
http://www.augustasportscouncil.org/news/all-categories.html
Go Gophers!!
