McClannan Named Semifinalist for Ray Guy Award

Nov 13, 2026 | Football

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State senior Simon McClannan is one of 10 punters nationally to be named a semifinalist for the Ray Guy Award – presented annually to the nation's top collegiate punter – the August Sports Council announced Friday.

McClannan is the third Wildcat ever to be named a semifinalist for the award, joining Ty Zentner (2022) and Tim Reyer (2007).

Of the 10 semifinalists for the award in 2026, McClannan is one of an unprecedented five from the Big 12 as he is joined on the list by Cincinnati's Max Fletcher, Texas Tech's Will Karoll, BYU's Fuller Shurtz and Baylor's Palmer Williams. The other five semifinalists are Oregon's Bailey Ettridge, Wake Forest's…