LOGAN, Utah — Utah State football senior Stephen Kotsanlee has been named to the preseason watch list for the 2024 Ray Guy Award it was announced on Friday.
 
The Ray Guy Award, named after the legendary College and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, was created by the Augusta Sports Council in 2000 and is awarded annually to the nation's top punter. A total of 34 candidates were selected to the watch list with further nominees being selected on November 6. Semifinalists will be chosen on November 15 with three finalists then being announced on November 26. The winner will be announced live during The Home Depot College Football Awards airing on ESPN in December 2024.
 
It is Kotsanlee's second straight season being named to the Ray Guy watch list. Kotsanlee was also named to the preseason all-Mountain West third team by Athlon Sports. The product of Melbourne, Australia, has punted 182 times in his career for an average of 42.6 yards, which is the fourth-best average in school history. Last season, Kotsanlee averaged 43.4 yards per punt, the sixth-best single-season average in USU history and recorded a career-long punt of 69 yards against Idaho State, tied for the 16th-longest punt in school history. 
 
Fall Schedule
Utah State opens the 2024 season on Saturday, Aug. 31, as it hosts Robert Morris and begins Mountain West play at Boise State on Saturday, Oct. 5.
 
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Season tickets and mini-plans for the 2024 season are on sale now. Purchase your tickets today to guarantee your seat for the return of the 'Battle of the Brothers' on Saturday, September 14th. To purchase visit utahstateaggies.com or call the ticket office at 435-797-0305.
 
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