North Carolina State University Athletics
John Deraney Named to Ray Guy Watch List
9/13/2006 12:00:00 AM | Football
Augusta, Ga., - NC State punter/kicker John Deraney was named to the 2006 Ray Guy Award watch list, the Greater Augusta Sports Council announced today. The award identifies the top Division 1-A collegiate punter in the nation and the winner will be announced during ESPN’s Home Depot College Football Award Show in December. Deraney, who was also selected to the Lou Groza Award watch list for the nation’s top placekicker, is one of eight players nationally to handle all of their team’s kicking and punting duties.
Deraney is the only player to be on both the Ray Guy Award and Lou Groza Award watch lists in 2006.
The Ray Guy award is presented to the nation’s best collegiate punter as determined by a national selection committee made up of sports writers, college football coaches, sports information directors, former punters and members designated by the Greater Augusta Sports Council. Among the statistics used to identify the Ray Guy Award winner are total yardage punted, number of times a punt is downed or kicked out of bounds inside the opponents 20-yard line, net average, average returned yardage, and percentage of punts not returned. It is also of importance for the award winner to display team leadership, self-discipline, and to have a positive impact on the team’s success.
The Ray Guy Award watch list will be narrowed to 10 semi-finalists in early-November. The national voting body will then vote for the top three finalists who will be announced at the end of November. The winner will be announced live on ESPN during the Home Depot College Football Awards show, which will take place in Orlando, Florida on December 7, 2006.
Deraney is the only player to be on both the Ray Guy Award and Lou Groza Award watch lists in 2006.
The Ray Guy award is presented to the nation’s best collegiate punter as determined by a national selection committee made up of sports writers, college football coaches, sports information directors, former punters and members designated by the Greater Augusta Sports Council. Among the statistics used to identify the Ray Guy Award winner are total yardage punted, number of times a punt is downed or kicked out of bounds inside the opponents 20-yard line, net average, average returned yardage, and percentage of punts not returned. It is also of importance for the award winner to display team leadership, self-discipline, and to have a positive impact on the team’s success.
The Ray Guy Award watch list will be narrowed to 10 semi-finalists in early-November. The national voting body will then vote for the top three finalists who will be announced at the end of November. The winner will be announced live on ESPN during the Home Depot College Football Awards show, which will take place in Orlando, Florida on December 7, 2006.
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