TEMPE, Ariz. – Arizona State redshirt sophomore punter Michael Turk was named one of the Ray Guy Award's 'Ray's 8' for week two of the 2019 college football season.
Turk was recognized for last week's performance against Sacramento State in which he averaged 47.6 yards on five punts. His net average was also 47.6 yards and he placed three of his five punts inside the 20.
Earlier this month Turk was honored as the Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week and the Ray Guy Punter of the Week following a week one performance in which he set the NCAA, Pac-12 and ASU record for highest average yards per punt in a game with a minimum of five attempts (63.0 yards per punt) in ASU's season-opening 30-7 win over Kent State. Turk punted five times for 315 yards with boots of 64, 62, 65, 49 and 75 yards in his Sun Devil debut. Turk broke the NCAA record previously held by Braden Mann of Texas A&M (60.8 yards per punt average vs. Alabama on Sept. 22, 2018).
Turk currently leads the NCAA in punting average (55.3 yards). As a team, ASU leads the nation in net punting (52.8).
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.
Season tickets, three-game mini plans and single-game tickets for ASU's next three home games – vs. Colorado (Sept. 21), vs. Washington State (Oct. 12) and vs. USC (Nov. 9) – are currently on sale and can be purchased at www.sundeviltickets.com or by contacting the Sun Devil Athletics Ticket Office at 480-727-0000.
The Sun Devils (2-0) return to action on Saturday (4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. MST) when they travel to East Lansing, Mich., to take on No. 18 Michigan State (FOX/Sun Devil Radio Network).
Turk was recognized for last week's performance against Sacramento State in which he averaged 47.6 yards on five punts. His net average was also 47.6 yards and he placed three of his five punts inside the 20.
Earlier this month Turk was honored as the Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week and the Ray Guy Punter of the Week following a week one performance in which he set the NCAA, Pac-12 and ASU record for highest average yards per punt in a game with a minimum of five attempts (63.0 yards per punt) in ASU's season-opening 30-7 win over Kent State. Turk punted five times for 315 yards with boots of 64, 62, 65, 49 and 75 yards in his Sun Devil debut. Turk broke the NCAA record previously held by Braden Mann of Texas A&M (60.8 yards per punt average vs. Alabama on Sept. 22, 2018).
Turk currently leads the NCAA in punting average (55.3 yards). As a team, ASU leads the nation in net punting (52.8).
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.
Season tickets, three-game mini plans and single-game tickets for ASU's next three home games – vs. Colorado (Sept. 21), vs. Washington State (Oct. 12) and vs. USC (Nov. 9) – are currently on sale and can be purchased at www.sundeviltickets.com or by contacting the Sun Devil Athletics Ticket Office at 480-727-0000.
The Sun Devils (2-0) return to action on Saturday (4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. MST) when they travel to East Lansing, Mich., to take on No. 18 Michigan State (FOX/Sun Devil Radio Network).
