When you set an NCAA record in your first major college football game, there is the likely reality that the only way to go is down.
The potential pitfalls are not lost on Michael Turk, who appears to be level-headed enough to avoid them and good enough to continue punting at an elite level.
Turk averaged 63 yards on five punts in ASU's season opener last week, besting the NCAA record set in 2018 for a five-attempt minimum by Texas A&M's Braden Mann (60.8). ASU's previous record for five punts stood since 1972 (Danny White, 55.