BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana punter Haydon Whitehead is a Ray Guy Award candidate for the third-straight season, the Augusta Sports Council and the award announced on Wednesday. The Ray Guy Award identifies the nation's top FBS collegiate punter at The Home Depot College Football Awards on ESPN every year in December.
Whitehead has landed an FBS-high 36.1 percent (13-of-36) of his punts inside the 10-yard line in 2019. The fifth-year senior is averaging a career-high 41.9 yards with 17 inside the 20 (47.2 percent), 13 inside the 10 and three inside the 5, to go along with a career-best six 50-plus yarders, including a career-long 65-yarder.