Guthrie on Ray Guy Award watch list
University of Iowa senior punter Eric Guthrie has been named to the watch list for the 2011 Ray Guy Award. The prestigious honor is given annually by the Augusta Sports Council to the nation’s top collegiate punter. There are 54 candidates, six from the Big Ten, who were nominated by their school’s sports information department.
The list will be narrowed to ten semifinalists on Nov. 11. A national body of Football Bowl Subdivision sports information directors, coaches, media representatives, and previous Ray Guy Award winners will vote for the top three finalists, who will be identified on Nov. 21. The voting body will then cast ballots to select the winner.
Guthrie is a 6-6, 245-pounder from Nevada. He is averaging 42 yards per punt. He has punted 24 times in eight games, with nine of those kicks winding up inside the 20 yard line. Three of his kicks have been over 50 yards, with a 59-yarder being the best. He ranks fifth among Big Ten punters. He has just one touchback and opponents are averaging only 4.2 yards on six returns. Iowa ranks 12th nationally in net punting.
The presentation of the Ray Guy Award will be featured on The Home Depot College Football Awards live on Dec. 8 at 8 p.m. on ESPN. Iowa’s Ryan Donahue was one of three finalists for the 2010 Ray Guy award.
Category: Iowa Hawkeyes Football
Last week they put Meyer on the Groza list and he blew two field goals. I smell a blocked punt or two on Saturday.
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Thanks, Augusta Sports Council. As if missed field goals weren’t enough to overcome. Now we have shanked punts as well to look forward to this week.
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