Epperson Named to Ray Guy Award Watch List
9/16/2008 12:00:00 AM | Football
Sept. 16, 2008
Epperson is one of only 11 sophomores and one of seven punters from the Big 12 Conference on the list. He ranks second in the Big 12 and ninth nationally with a 45.4-yard average on 11 punts with five inside the opponent's 20, four punts of 50-plus yards and two punts of 60-plus yards. As a team, Baylor ranks third in the Big 12 and fifth nationally in net punting (41.8 average).
Three of Epperson's last five punts have been 50-plus yards, and the other two were downed inside the opponent's 10. Through only three games of his sophomore season, Epperson already ranks 10th in Baylor history with 12 career punts of 50-plus yards and ninth with three career punts of 60-plus yards. A product of Keller [
The watch list will be narrowed to 10 semifinalists in early November with three finalists being chosen from that group in late November. The Ray Guy Award winner will be announced Dec. 11 during the ESPNU-Home Depot College Football Awards Show, aired live nationally on ESPN.
Baylor returns to action Friday, traveling to
