{
  "id": 906211,
  "title": "FSU punter Daniel Hughes named to Ray Guy Award Watch List",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/fsu-punter-daniel-hughes-named-to-ray-guy-award-watch-list",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-14T20:45:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/fsu-punter-daniel-hughes-named-204527370.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Daniel Hughes, the Florida State punter, has been named to the Ray Guy Award Preseason Watch List. Hughes transferred from New Mexico Lobos to play for Florida State in 2026. In the 2025 season, he was an honorable mention All-Mountain West selection. The Ray Guy Award is given annually to the top punter in FBS football, a category first established in 2000. Prior to this season, Alex Mastromanno of Florida State was the runner-up in 2023 and 2024, but not a FSU punter had ever claimed the award. During his time at New Mexico, Hughes averaged 45.4 yards per punt on 41 attempts, with 13 of those punts traveling over 50 yards. Other Florida State players are also on preseason watch lists, including wide receiver Duce Robinson for the Maxwell and Wuerffle Trophy, and kicker Gabe Panikowski for the Groza Award.",
  "summary": "Florida State senior punter Daniel Hughes has been named to the Ray Guy Award Watch List for the 2026 season.",
  "key_points": [
    "Daniel Hughes named to Ray Guy Award Preseason Watch List",
    "Transferred from New Mexico Lobos to Florida State in 2026",
    "Averaged 45.4 yards per punt on 41 attempts in 2025"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}