ASU punter Michael Turk named to Ray Guy watch list

Arizona State's Michael Turk has been named to the watch list for the Ray Guy Award which goes annually to the nation's top punter.

Turk, the nephew of former NFL punter Matt Turk, only had 14 punts for an average of 47.21 yards in the shortened 2020 season but still earned first-team All-Pac 12 honors.

He was a semifinalist for the award in 2019, finishing first in the Pac-12 and 11th in the nation in punting (46.0 ypp). Turk's high and booming kicks enabled ASU's punt coverage unit to finish 12th in the nation in net punting (41.6).

He was honored as the Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week and the Ray Guy Punter of the Week following a week one performance in which he set the NCAA,…