The Lou Groza Award stands in the window, like a golden football ready to be kicked. Three trophies representing the Ray Guy Award, showing a punter’s follow-through, are aligned on a nearby shelf.
The displays in the entrance of the Spence and Cleone Eccles Football Center honor Utah’s specialists of the past and present, with the strong possibility of additions to come. Ute kicker Matt Gay and punter Mitch Wishnowsky enter their senior seasons with hopes of earning more trophies, but only as a bonus for meeting their own standards.
Any expectations that come with preseason All-America selections and the potential for more awards are topped by what they demand of themselves and each other.