Brett Thorson named 2025 Ray Guy Award finalist

Georgia football senior punter Brett Thorson has been named a finalist for the 2025 Ray Guy Award, the Augusta Sports Council has announced.

The Ray Guy Award is an annual award presented to the nation’s top punter in college football. Thorson is one of three finalists for the award this season along with Evan Crenshaw of Troy and Palmer Williams of Baylor.

The Ray Guy Award will provide one additional vote as determined by football fans for one of the three finalists. The Fan Vote will be located on the Ray Guy Award website beginning today at 3:00pm ET and is equivalent to one national selection committee member’s vote.

The 2025 Ray Guy Award winner will be announced at The Home Depot College Football Awards live on ESPN on Friday, December 12.

Brett Thorson, who hails from Melbourne, Australia, has a career-long punt of 75 yards (vs. Tennessee, 2022). This season, Thorson has punted 31 times for 1,378 yards (44.45 avg.) with nine punts 50+ yards and 15 punts inside the 20.

The Bulldogs are next scheduled to face the No. 16 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on Friday, Nov. 28 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga. The game will be televised by ABC at 3:30pm ET (Buy Tickets).

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2025 𝗥𝗮𝘆 𝗚𝘂𝘆 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀:

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Palmer Williams, @BUFootball

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