Hernandez Named to Ray Guy Award Watch List
TAMPA, JULY 12, 2017 – Bay Area native
Jonathan Hernandez (Bradenton) was named to the Ray Guy Award Watch list Wednesday as the National College Football Awards continued announcements of preseason candidates for national recognition in college football.
Hernandez joins senior center
Cameron Ruff (Rimington), senior quarterback
Quinton Flowers (Maxwell), senior cornerback
Deatrick Nichols (Bednarik) and sophomore tight end
Mitchell Wilcox (Mackey) among five Bulls named to national awards watch lists, the majority of which are being announced over the next two weeks.
Hernandez, a senior punter, was named to the Ray Guy Award Watch list for the second time after being added to the 2016 list in October of last season. The award recognizes the top punter in college football. Hernandez was terrific for USF in his first season with the Bulls after transferring from Florida State. He punted in all 13 games in USF's 11-2 season and his 25 punts placed inside the 20-yard line and 12 punts of 50-plus yards on the year both ranked second in the American Athletic Conference. Hernandez ranked seventh on USF's season chart with 2,597 punting yards on the year and posted a strong 41.2-yard average on 63 punts.
ABOUT THE AWARD
The Augusta Sports Council created the Ray Guy Award in 2000 to honor Thomson, Georgia, native and College Football Hall of Fame inductee Ray Guy. The Ray Guy Award winner is determined by a national voting body of sports writers, sports information directors and past Ray Guy Award winners. The Ray Guy Award is recognized by the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA).
ABOUT USF FOOTBALL
USF finished the 2016 season ranked No. 19 in the Associated Press poll with a school-record 11 wins following the program's fifth-ever bowl victory in the Birmingham Bowl. The Bulls' 11-2 record marked the fifth-best winning percentage in FBS football in 2016 and one of just 11 teams to reach 11 wins. USF set nearly 40 team and individual records in 2016, including team records for total yards (6,650), rushing yards (3,714), touchdowns (77) and scoring (569). Junior quarterback Quinton Flowers was named the American Conference Offensive Player of the Year and led a school-record 10 players named to the all-conference team, six of which, including Flowers, will return in 2017.
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