Thomas Bennett Named Ray Guy Award Player of the Week

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Thomas Bennett Named Ray Guy Award Player of the Week

11/12/2019 10:07:00 AM | Football

TULSA, Okla. –– University of Tulsa punter Thomas Bennett was selected as the Ray Guy Award Punter of the Week for Week 11 games, it was announced today by the Augusta Sports Council. He was chosen from Ray's 8 list, the top-8 punting performers from the past weekend.

A senior from Carlsbad, Calif., Bennett punted 6 times for a 46.3-yard average, including 3 inside the 20-yard line dropping punts at the 13, 18 and 6-yard lines. He also had a net punting average of 46.3 yards, as no punts were returned, and a long of 62 yards.

On Monday, Bennett was named the American Athletic Conference's Special Teams Player of the Week.

Bennett is on the Ray Guy Award final candidate given to the nation's top punter after the season.

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.