From this point forward, the Ray Guy Award should just be called the “Utah Ute Punter / Kyle Whittingham Award,” because the Utes have now won the award three straight years, with two different kickers. Tom Hackett won the award two consecutive years in 2014 and 2015, as a junior and senior. Mitch Wishnowsky has picked up where Tom left off by picking up the 2016 Ray Guy Award. While Tom won the award as a junior and senior, Mitch is just a sophomore, so it’s feasable the Utes could win the award 5 straight eyars.
Here’s the official press release from the Utah Athletic Department:
ATLANTA--Utah sophomore punter Mitch Wishnowsky was announced today as the winner of the Ray Guy Award, which is presented to the nation’s top punter.