The long wait is nearly over as football fans are less than two months away from the start of the 2014 college football season. With the season approaching, the presenters of various college football awards have started releasing their "watch lists" for the season.
The organizers of the Ray Guy (top punter) award released a list of 25 players. The Guy list features, among others, Texas A&M's Drew Kaser, Idaho's Austin Rehkow and Michigan State's Mike Sadler. Rehkow is the leading returning punter in the nation; he averaged 47.8 yards per attempt (with 75 attempts) as a freshman last season.
Ray Guy Award watch list
Wil Baumann, N.C. State
Riley Dixon, Syracuse
James Farrimond, Rice
Tom Hackett, Utah
Thomas Hibbard, North Carolina
Taylor Hudson, Vanderbilt
A.J. Hughes, Virginia Tech
Sam Irwin-Hill, Arkansas
Cameron Johnston, Ohio State
Drew Kaser, Texas A&M
Sean Kelley, Florida Atlantic
Cole Leininger, California
Justin Manton, Louisiana-Monroe
Anthony Melchiori, Kent State
Will Monday, Duke
Peter Mortell, Minnesota
Hunter Mullins, Alabama-Birmingham
Nick O'Toole, West Virginia
Trevor Pardula, Kansas
Zach Paul, Akron
Austin Rehkow, Idaho
Spencer Roth, Baylor
Mike Sadler, Michigan State
Garrett Swanson, Fresno State
Tyler Williams, Marshall
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