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rayguyaward@gmail.com Michael Turk Announced As Ray Guy Award Punter of the Week For Week 1 Games Augusta, GA (September 4, 2019) - The Augusta Sports Council and the Ray Guy Award are proud to announce Michael Turk of Arizona State as the Ray Guy Award Punter of the Week for Week 1 games. Turk was chosen from Ray's 8, announced Tuesday.



Turk punted 5 times during Arizona State's game against Kent State for a total of 315 yards with boots of 64, 62, 65, 49 and 75. He averaged 63 yards (an NCAA record) for his gross average and 58 for his net average. The sophomore pinned Middle Tennessee inside its own 20-yard line on 3 of his punts. His long punt for the game was 75 yards which tied for the seventh-longest punt in school history and the longest punt in the FBS in the opening weekends.



Congratulations to Michael Turk for being "our guy" this week! Current Watch List Nominees

Adam Korsak, Rutgers

Alex Kinney, Colorado

Anthony Lotti, Wisconsin

Arryn Sipposs, Auburn

Bailey Cate, Old Dominion

Ben Griffiths, USC

Ben Lennon, Utah

Blake Cusick, Fresno State

Blake Gillikin, Penn State

Blake Maimone, Oregon

Braden Mann, Texas A&M

Brandon Wright, Georgia State

Charles Overson, Coastal Carolina

Clayton Howell, App State

Cody Grace, Arkansas State

Dane Roy, Houston

Devin Anctil, Kansas State

Dom Maggio, Wake Forest

Drue Chrisman, Ohio State

Evan Finegan, Buffalo

Haydon Whitehead, Indiana

James Smith, Cincinnati



Joseph Charlton, South Carolina

Kirk Christodoulou, Pittsburgh

Kyle Thompson, Kansas

Logan Tyler, Florida State

Luke Magliozzi, UConn

Matt Naranjo, Bowling Green

Max Duffy, Kentucky

Michael Farkas, Ohio

Michael Sleep-Dalton, Iowa

Michael Turk, Arizona State

Oscar Bradburn, Virginia Tech

Oscar Draguicevich III, Washington State

Owen White, Navy

Pressley Harvin III, Georgia Tech

Quinton Conaway, Nevada

Ryan Bujcevski, Texas

Ryan Stonehouse, Colorado State

Sterling Hofrichter, Syracuse

Steven Coutts, California

Thomas Bennett, Tulsa

Tommy Townsend, Florida

Will Hart, Michigan

Zach Von Rosenberg, LSU Ray Guy Award Timeline

Monday, November 4 - Nomination Forms Due

Tuesday, November 5 - Final Candidate List announced

Tuesday, November 19 - Semifinalists Announced

Monday, November 25 - Three Finalists Announced

Thursday, December 12 - The Home Depot College Football Awards Show (Atlanta, GA)

January 2020 - Football Banquet (Augusta, GA)



About the 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. Among the statistics used to identify the winner is net punting average, number of times 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 with particular emphasis placed on net punting average. The winner must display team leadership, self-discipline and have a positive impact on the team's success.



About the Augusta Sports Council

The Augusta Sports Council (ASC) enriches the quality of life and economic well-being for the Augusta metropolitan area by supporting and attracting sporting activities. To learn more, visit www.augustasportscouncil.org .



About the National College Football Awards Association

The Ray Guy Award is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA), which encompasses college football's most prestigious awards. Founded in 1997, the NCFAA and its 22 awards now boast over 800 recipients, dating to 1935. Visit ncfaa.org to learn more about our story.



The members of the NCFAA are unveiling their preseason watch lists over a two-week period this month. Sixteen of the association's 23 awards select a preseason watch list and the NCFAA has spearheaded a coordinated effort to promote each award's preseason candidates.

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