DeBauche Named to Award Watch List
September 18, 2007 | Football
Senior punter, Ken DeBauche, has been named to the 2007 Ray Guy Award watch list. The Ray Guy Award is presented annually to college football's top punter.
DeBauche, a captain on this year's team, was named to the Ray Guy preseason watch list last year. Ken has been named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week twice in his career, and has been a member of an All-Big Ten team in each of his three seasons as a starter.
DeBauche is currently second all-time at Wisconsin in career punting average behind Kevin Stemke.
The Ray Guy Award is determined by a national selection committee made up of sports writers, college football coaches, sports information directors, past Ray Guy Award winners, 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 ten semi-finalists, to be announced 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 award will be presented live on ESPN December 6, 2007 during the Home Depot College Football Awards Show.
