Big leg
After being a semifinalist for the award in 2019, Arizona State punter Michael Turk has been named to the 2021 Ray Guy Award preseason watch list.
Turk was named to the Pac-12 first-team all-conference following the 2019 and 2020 seasons. He was also recently put on the conference’s 2021 preseason first-team.
In 2020, Turk only had 14 punt attempts in Arizona State’s four games. Five of those kicks went 50-plus yards including a season-long 58 yard boot. Turk also pinned six kicks inside the opponent’s 20-yard-line.
Turk joins a plethora of Sun Devil teammates also on preseason award watchlists:
Jayden Daniels (Maxwell – Player of the Year, Davey O’Brien – Quarterback)
Rachaad White and DeaMonte Trayanum (Doak Walker – Running Back
Dohnovan West (Rimington – Center, Outland – Lineman)
Chase Lucas (Bednarik- Defensive Player of the Year, Thorpe – Defensive Back)
Jermayne Lole (Outland – Lineman)
Tyler Johnson (Nagurski – Defensive Player of the Year)
Merlin Robertson (Butkus – Linebacker)