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No. 8/7 Football’s Bouwmeester lands on Ray Guy Award’s Ray 8
09.16.2025 | Football
The senior punter earned the honor for the second time in three weeks.
AUSTIN, Texas – No. 8/7 Texas Football's Jack Bouwmeester was named to the Ray Guy Award's Ray's 8 for the second time this season following his performance in Texas' 27-10 win over UTEP on Sept. 13, the Ray Guy Award announced Tuesday. Bouwmeester previously earned a spot on the list following his outing vs. No. 3/2 Ohio State on Aug. 30.
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.
The senior punter from Bendigo, Australia, punted four times vs. the Miners, averaging 47.8 yards per punt and connecting on a season-long 58-yard punt. Bouwmeester's 58-yard punt was the longest by a Longhorns punter since Ryan Sanborn had a 64-yard punt vs. BYU on Oct. 28, 2023. Additionally, Bouwmeester pinned UTEP inside the 20-yard line once on Saturday. In his first punt of the day in the second quarter, Bouwmeester booted a 48-yard punt to the UTEP14. Bouwmeester then boomed a 58-yard punt that was fair caught at the UTEP22 in the second quarter. On his final punt of the game in the fourth quarter, Bouwmeester kicked a 44-yard punt to the UTEP22, which was returned for one yard. UTEP totaled just five punt return yards across four Texas punts.
Bouwmeester also serves as Texas' primary holder and helped kicker Mason Shipley make two field goal from 30 and 31 yards out in the third quarter vs. the Miners. Shipley is 3-for-3 on field goal attempts this season.
Across three games, Bouwmeester has punted 14 times, averaging 45.57 yards per punt and pinning opponents inside the 20-yard line five times. Five of those punts have been fair caught. He has booted four punts for 50+ yards.
Bouwmeester and the Longhorns return to action at 7 p.m. CT Saturday, Sept. 20, vs. Sam Houston inside Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. The game can be streamed live on ESPN+/SEC Network+ with Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Chase Daniel (analyst) and Tori Petry (sideline reporter) on the call.
