University of Tennessee Athletics
Doyle Named to the Final Candidate List for the Ray Guy Award
November 06, 2018 | Football
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee redshirt freshman punter Joe Doyle has been named to the final candidate list for the 2018 Ray Guy Award announced by the Augusta Sports Council.
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The Ray Guy Award is presented annually to college football's most outstanding punter as judged by the Augusta Sports Council. The award is named after punter Ray Guy, an All-American for Southern Mississippi and an All-Pro in the NFL for the Oakland Raiders.
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The Knoxville native has placed 17 punts inside the 20-yard line, which is second in the SEC while also registering 10 punts of 50 yards or more. In the game at Georgia on Sept. 29, Doyle booted a career-long 71-yarder, which was the longest by a Volunteer since Trevor Daniel produced a 72-yard punt against South Carolina on Oct. 14, 2017. That punt ranks as the 10th-longest in the country and the second-longest in the SEC this season.
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Nominees are evaluated on their overall statistics and contributions to the team. Particular emphasis is placed on the following statistics: net average, percentage of total punts inside the 20-yard line, and percentage of punts not returned.
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Doyle, in nine games has had 44 punts for 1,843 yards for an average of 41.9 yards. He has five touchbacks, 17 fair catches, 20 inside the 20-yard line, 11 for 50+ yards and three punts of 60 yards or more this season.
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The Ray Guy Award winner is selected by a voting body for FBS sports information directors, national media and former Ray Guy Award winners.
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Tennessee will host No. 9 ranked Kentucky on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. on the SEC Network.
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The Ray Guy Award is presented annually to college football's most outstanding punter as judged by the Augusta Sports Council. The award is named after punter Ray Guy, an All-American for Southern Mississippi and an All-Pro in the NFL for the Oakland Raiders.
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The Knoxville native has placed 17 punts inside the 20-yard line, which is second in the SEC while also registering 10 punts of 50 yards or more. In the game at Georgia on Sept. 29, Doyle booted a career-long 71-yarder, which was the longest by a Volunteer since Trevor Daniel produced a 72-yard punt against South Carolina on Oct. 14, 2017. That punt ranks as the 10th-longest in the country and the second-longest in the SEC this season.
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Nominees are evaluated on their overall statistics and contributions to the team. Particular emphasis is placed on the following statistics: net average, percentage of total punts inside the 20-yard line, and percentage of punts not returned.
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Doyle, in nine games has had 44 punts for 1,843 yards for an average of 41.9 yards. He has five touchbacks, 17 fair catches, 20 inside the 20-yard line, 11 for 50+ yards and three punts of 60 yards or more this season.
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The Ray Guy Award winner is selected by a voting body for FBS sports information directors, national media and former Ray Guy Award winners.
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Tennessee will host No. 9 ranked Kentucky on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. on the SEC Network.
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