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Gophers punter Peter Mortell named to Ray Guy Award watch list

The senior currently has the best career punting average in Gophers history.

By Joe Christensen

July 9, 2015 at 3:34PM
Former Gophers punter Peter Mortell
Peter Mortell (Brian Stensaas — Star Tribune file/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Gophers senior Peter Mortell was one of 25 punters named to the Ray Guy Award watch list Wednesday.

Mortell is the reigning Big Ten Punter of the Year and has averaged 44.3 yards per punt in his career, the best recorded mark in Gophers history.

The Green Bay native also has a terrific sense of humor and was recently named the top college football player to follow on Twitter, by NFL.com. His Twitter handle is @PMortell37.

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Joe Christensen

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Joe Christensen, a Minnesota Star Tribune sports team leader, graduated from the University of Minnesota and spent 15 years covering Major League Baseball, including stops at the Riverside Press-Enterprise and Baltimore Sun. He joined the Minnesota Star Tribune in 2005 and spent four years covering Gophers football.

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