Michigan State football is starting to develop a reputation as one of the top programs for punters in the country. For the third year in a row, MSU punter Ryan Eckley has been named to the Ray Guy award watchlist, which is given to the top punter in college football.
Michigan State has never had a punter win the prestigious award, although many fans believed Bryce Baringer should have taken the honor back in 2022, when he narrowly lost to Adam Korsak of Rutgers.
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Eckley took over for Baringer in 2023, and remarkably, there was barely a dip in performance. Eckley averaged 46.7 yards per punt in 2023 and 47.9 yards per punt last season. In 2024, 13.95 percent of his punts landed within the 20-yard line.
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