Early watch list for Ray Guy Award announced

Published: Jul. 25, 2018 at 3:11 PM EDT
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Augusta, GA (July 25, 2018) - The Augusta Sports Council has announced the pre-season watch list for the 2018 Ray Guy Award, which honors the nation’s top collegiate punter.

The 27 candidates on the list incorporate a broad spectrum of Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) punters. 2017 finalist Mitch Wishnowsky (Utah) - has returned to the list. Returning semifinalists include Cody Grace (Arkansas State), Corey Fatony (Mizzou) and Drue Chrisman (Ohio State).

The number of eligible candidates for this season will grow when the award opens nominations next week. The complete list of candidates will be released on November 5th. In mid-November, the Ray Guy Award committee will meet to select the ten semifinalists, who will be announced on November 15th. A national body of Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) sports information directors, media representatives and previous Ray Guy Award winners will then vote for the top three finalists to be announced on November 20th. After the finalists are named, the voting body will cast ballots again to select the nation’s top punter. The winner will be announced live during The Home Depot College Football Awards airing on ESPN on Thursday, December 6, 2018.

2018 Ray Guy Award Pre-Season Watch List:

Adam Nunez, TCU

A.J. Cole,III, NC State

Alex Kinney, Colorado

Anthony Lotti, Wisconsin

Austin Seibert, Oklahoma

Bailey Cate, Old Dominion

Blake Gillikin, Penn State

Caleb Lightbourn, Nebraska

Cody Grace, Arkansas State

Corey Fatony, Missouri

Corliss Waitman, South Alabama

Dane Roy, Houston

Derek Adams, Kent State

Drue Chrisman, Ohio State

Jake Bailey, Stanford

Jake Hartbarger, Michigan State

Jamie Sackville, SMU

Joe Schopper, Purdue

Logan Tyler, Florida State

Matt Bonadies, Middle Tennessee

Mitch Wishnowsky, Utah

Oscar Bradburn, Virginia Tech

Pressley Harvin III, Georgia Tech

Ryan Stonehouse, Colorado State

Stefan Flintoft, UCLA

Sterling Hofrichter, Syracuse

Wade Lees, Maryland