Duke punter Kade Reynoldson named to Ray’s 8 after Connecticut win

The Ray Guy Award included Duke’s Kade Reynoldson among “Ray’s 8” in Week 3, an honor reserved for the nation’s best punters each week.

The Ray Guy Award recognized Duke punter Kade Reynoldson as one of “Ray’s 8” after the Blue Devils’ Week 3 win over Connecticut.

The honor goes to the best punters across the country each week, and Reynoldson certainly fit that description against the Huskies. The freshman from Australia finished with 320 total yards on seven punts, averaging 45.7 yards per boot and pinning the UConn offense inside the 20-yard line three times.

It’s hard to overstate how essential Reynoldson was to Duke’s fourth-quarter comeback. The Blue Devils punted on four straight possessions during the middle of Saturday’s game, including one punt after the Huskies had retaken the lead. After the offense stalled, Reynoldson pinned UConn at its own 6-yard line.

After Connecticut couldn’t gain any traction on the ensuing possession, the Blue Devils got the ball in Huskies territory and scored its first points of the second half. Without that flipped field position, it’s hard to know if the offense would have still found a way to win.