AUGUSTA, Ga. –– The University of Tulsa senior punter Thomas Bennett was named one of 26 candidates for the Ray Guy Award preseason watch list, as announced today by the August Sports Council.
Bennett (6'3", 182) was the nation's 5th-ranked punter last season with an average of 46.6 yards on 53 punts. It was the first time since 1975 that a Golden Hurricane punter averaged 46.0 yards or better and is the second-highest in school history, behind Glenn Dobbs' nation-leading 48.3 average in 1942.
A two-year starter, Bennett earned second-team all-American Athletic Conference honors in 2018.