Vanderbilt Football | Haberer Named Ray Guy Award Semifinalist

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt’s Nick Haberer is a semifinalist for the Ray Guy Award it was introduced by the Augusta Sports Council on Friday. He’s the second Commodore to make the ultimate 10 in voting for the award within the final three seasons, becoming a member of Matthew Hayball.

Semifinalists for the award given to the nation’s finest collegiate punter within the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) had been chosen from a subject of 92 nominated candidates. Candidates had been evaluated by the Ray Guy Award committee on their total statistics and contribution to the group with a specific emphasis positioned on web punting common, proportion of punts contained in the 20-yard line, and proportion of punts not returned. The winner should show group management, self-discipline and have a optimistic impression on the group’s success.

Haberer—who hails from Sunshine Coast, Australia—has recorded a mean of 46.9 yards per punt this season with 9 of his 21 kicks ending up contained in the opposition’s 20-yard line. He has seven punts of 50-plus yards with an extended of effort of 57 yards, with opponents capable of return simply 5 of his kicks. Haberer would rank tenth within the nation in punting common however falls wanting the minimal 3.6 punts per sport to qualify.

His efforts, nonetheless, have been key to the Commodores at present standing eighth within the nation with a web common of 43.38 yards per punt.

Three finalists for the Ray Guy Award might be named on Nov. 25.

Haberer and the Dores, who’ve an 8-2 report by their first 10 contests of a season for the primary time since 1930, return to motion on Nov. 22 with a 2:30 p.m. matchup in opposition to Kentucky on this system’s annual Senior Day.