University of Tennessee Athletics
Daniel Named Ray Guy Award Candidate
October 30, 2015 | Football
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Tennessee redshirt sophomore punter Trevor Daniel has been named one of 79 candidates for the 2015 Ray Guy Award, which identifies the nation's top collegiate punter.
Daniel is enjoying a standout 2015 season. His punting average of 47.1 yards per punt ranks fourth in the nation and second in the SEC. Daniel has also pinned opponents inside their own 20-yard line 13 times and he has 15 punts of 50 or more yards.
Among the 79 candidates is the 2014 Ray Guy Award winner Tom Hackett, Utah and the two other 2014 finalists, JK Scott, Alabama and Austin Rehkow, Idaho. Candidates were nominated for the award by their school’s sports information department.
The list will be narrowed to ten semifinalists, who be announced on November 13. Following the semifinalists announcement, a national body of Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) sports information directors, coaches, media representatives and previous Ray Guy Award winners will vote for the top three finalists, who will be identified on November 23. The voting body will then cast ballots to select the winner.
The presentation of the Ray Guy Award will be featured live on ESPN during The Home Depot College Football Awards, Thursday, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m.
2015 Ray Guy Award Candidates:
• Zach Paul, Akron
• JK Scott, Alabama
• Bentlee Critcher, Appalachian State
• Drew Riggleman, Arizona
• Matthew Haack, Arizona State
• Toby Baker, Arkansas
• Luke Ferguson, Arkansas State
• Alex Tardieu, Army
• Kevin Phillips, Auburn
• Drew Galitz, Baylor
• Alex Howell, Boston College
• Joseph Davidson, Bowling Green
• Jonny Linehan, Brigham Young
• Sam Geraci, Cincinnati
• Hayden Hunt, Colorado State
• Will Monday, Duke
• Worth Gregory, East Carolina
• Austin Barnes, Eastern Michigan
• Johnny Townsend, Florida
• Dalton Schomp, Florida Atlantic
• Cason Beatty, Florida State
• Garrett Swanson, Fresno State
• Wil Lutz, Georgia State
• Rigoberto Sanchez, Hawai‘i at Manoa
• Logan Piper, Houston
• Austin Rehkow, Idaho
• Dillon Kidd, Iowa
• Colin Downing, Iowa State
• Nick Walsh, Kansas State
• Anthony Melchiori, Kent State
• Landon Foster, Kentucky
• Steven Coutts, Louisiana (at Lafayette)
• Jamie Keehn, LSU
• Tyler Williams, Marshall
• Logan Laurent, Massachusetts
• Spencer Smith, Memphis
• Justin Vogel, Miami
• Blake O'Neill, Michigan
• Peter Mortell, Minnesota
• Logan Cooke, Mississippi State
• Corey Fatony, Mizzou
• Sam Foltz, Nebraska
• Alex Boy, Nevada
• Eric Keena, North Texas
• Tyler Newsome, Notre Dame
• Cameron Johnston, Ohio State
• Austin Seibert, Oklahoma
• Zach Sinor, Oklahoma State
• Satchel Ziffer, Old Dominion
• Will Gleeson, Ole Miss
• Nick Porebski, Oregon State
• Ryan Winslow, Pittsburgh
• James Farrimond, Rice
• Joey Roth, Rutgers
• Tanner Blain, San Diego State
• Michael Carrizosa, San Jose State
• Sean Kelly, South Carolina
• Mattias Ciabatti, South Florida
• Kris Albarado, Southern California
• Tyler Sarrazin, Southern Miss
• Alex Robinson, Stanford
• Riley Dixon, Syracuse
• Trevor Daniel, TENNESSEE
• Drew Kaser, Texas A&M
• Lumi Kaba, Texas State
• Taylor Symmank, Texas Tech
• Dalton Parks, Tulsa
• Caleb Houston, UCF
• Logan Yunker, UNLV
• Tom Hackett, Utah
• Alan Luna, UTEP
• Nicholas Conte, Virginia
• A.J. Hughes, Virginia Tech
• Alex Kinal, Wake Forest
• Korey Durkee, Washington
• Nick O'Toole, West Virginia
• J. Schroeder, Western Michigan
• Jake Collins, WKU
• Ethan Wood, Wyoming
