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Texas punter Jack Bouwmeester named to Ray Guy Award’s Ray 8

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Jack Bouwmeester
Jack Bouwmeester (Will Gallagher/Inside Texas)

No. 7 Texas Football’s Jack Bouwmeester was selected to the Ray Guy Award’s Ray’s 8 following his performance against No. 3/2 Ohio State on Aug. 30, the Ray Guy Award announced Tuesday.

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The senior punter from Bendigo, Australia, boomed four punts for 185 yards (46.2 avg) and pinned the Buckeyes inside their 10-yard line three times. A transfer from Utah, Bouwmeester had two punts go for 52 yards.

Seeing his first game action as a Longhorn, Bouwmeester booted a 39-yard punt in the first quarter that resulted in a fair catch at the OSU 8-yard line. At the end of Texas’ next drive in the first quarter, Bouwmeester kicked a 52-yard punt that resulted in another fair catch by the Buckeyes, this time at their own 20-yard line. At the beginning of the second quarter, Bouwmeester connected on his second 52-yard punt of the game that pinned Ohio State at its own 2-yard line. For his final punt of the day, Bouwmeester booted a 42-yarder in the second quarter that rolled out of bounds at the OSU 3-yard line. 

Prior to the season, Bouwmeester was tabbed to the Ray Guy Award preseason watch list for the second-consecutive year and was named a semifinalist for the award in 2023. He was also named preseason Second-Team All-SEC by the league’s coaches in August. 

Up next, Bouwmeester and the Longhorns host San José State for their home opener at 11 a.m. CT Saturday, Sept. 6, inside Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. The game will broadcast on ABC with Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (analyst) and Katie George (reporter) on the call.

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(via Texas release)

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