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SMU Football News
9-12-06
Morstead Named To Ray Guy Award Watch List
Augusta, Ga. - The Greater Augusta Sports Council has named SMU punter
Thomas Morstead to its watch list for the 2006 Ray Guy Award, the
organization announced today. The winner will be announced during ESPN's
Home Depot College Football Award Show in December.
The Ray Guy award is presented to the nation's best collegiate punter as
determined by a national selection committee made up of sports writers,
college football coaches, sports information directors, former punters
and members designated by the Greater Augusta Sports Council. Among the
statistics used to identify the Ray Guy Award winner are total yardage
punted, number of times a punt is downed or kicked out of bounds inside
the opponents 20-yard line, net average, average returned yardage, and
percentage of punts not returned. It is also of importance for the award
winner to display team leadership, self-discipline, and to have a
positive impact on the team's success.
The Ray Guy Award watch list will be narrowed to ten semi-finalists in
early-November. The national voting body will then vote for the top
three finalists who will be announced at the end of November. The winner
will be announced live on ESPN during the Home Depot College Football
Awards show, which will take place in Orlando, Florida on December 7,
2006.
While it is just two games, Morstead's average of 41.2 yards would be
the best season average for a Mustang punter since Colin Vadheim
averaged 42.1 ypp in 1998.
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