AUGUSTA, Ga.-Monday, BYU redshirt junior punter Sam Vander Haar and Utah sophomore punter Orion Phillips were selected as Ray’s 8 honorees by the Augusta Sports Council and the Ray Guy Award.
Vander Haar, a Pittsburgh transfer out of Melbourne, Australia averaged 43.7 yards per punt in the No. 25 Cougars’ 34-13 win over East Carolina last Saturday. Phillips, a sophomore out of Sandringham, Australia, averaged 44.7 yards per kick on seven punts in the Utes’ 34-10 loss to Texas Tech Saturday.
Vander Haar has punted eight times this season, averaging 44.1 yards per kick. Phillips has posted 12 punts for an average of 43.8 yards per kick.
Other Ray Guy Great 8 performers from this weekend include:
Troy redshirt junior Evan Crenshaw (5 punts, 52.2 yard average in the Trojans’ 21-127 win over Buffalo. Crenshaw was also named as the Sun Belt Player of the Week).
Kansas redshirt senior Finn Lapipin (6 punts, 46.2 yard average in the Jayhawks’ 41-10 win over West Virginia)
Oklahoma redshirt junior Grayson Miller (5 punts, 54.4 yard average in the Sooners’ 24-17 win over Auburn).
Texas Tech senior Jack Burgess (6 punts, 41.3 yard average in the Red Raiders’ 34-10 win over Utah)
Georgia Tech senior Marshall Nichols (4 punts, 51.2 yard average in the Yellow Jackets’ 45-24 win over Temple)
Oklahoma State redshirt senior Wes Pahl (5 punts, 45.2 yard average in the Cowboys’ 19-12 loss to Tulsa).
