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Nebraska punter named to Ray Guy Award watchlist

A Nebraska punter was named to a preseason watch list on Wednesday.

A Nebraska punter was named to a preseason watch list on Wednesday. Punter Brian Buschini was among 50 punters named to the 2023 Ray Guy Award.

The Ray Guy Award is presented yearly to the nation’s top collegiate punter. This is the second season that Buschini was named to the preseason watchlist.

Last season the Montana transfer averaged 44.0 yards per punt, which was good enough for 25th nationally. He had 16 punts that traveled longer than 50 yards.

Nebraska has never had a punter win the Ray Guy Award, which has been given every year since 2000. Last season it was won by Rutgers punter Adam Korsak, who is now kicking for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

A photo gallery of Brian Buschini can be found below.

2022 Husker Breakdown: Special teams primed for 180-degree turn

Nebraska’s special teams have been a problem for years but read why the group plans to be much better in 2022.

Our final position group preview before the 2022 Nebraska football season kick off against Northwestern, the Huskers’ specialists were the epitome of brutality. To address the poor play, defensive analyst Bill Busch was brought into a new role as Nebraska’s special teams coordinator, a position that has not been its own separate entity for the Cornhuskers since 2016. 

Anything better than mediocre would be a big improvement from the last few years and with Busch’s hiring to go with the services of a few proven transfers, Nebraska special teams could get themselves out from under the magnifying glass.

Nebraska Transfer Named to Ray Guy Award Watch List

A Nebraska Cornhuskers transfer has been named to the Ray Guy Award watch list.

Nebraska Cornhuskers punter Brian Buschini has been named to the Ray Guy Award watch list. The award is presented to the most outstanding punter in college football.

Buschini transferred to the Cornhuskers in December. He played at Montana for two seasons. In 2021, Buschini averaged a blistering 46.0 yards per punt across 13 games. He had 28 punts of 50 yards or more.

As a result, Buschini won the FCS punter of the year.

Buschini also served as Montana’s kickoff specialist. Last season, he recorded 28 touchbacks on kickoffs.

Buschini’s skill-set should easily transfer to Nebraska. He has the ability to be one of the best punters in the nation this season.

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Iowa Hawkeyes 2022 schedule breakdown: Nebraska

What players do Iowa fans need to know about for the Hawkeyes’ regular-season finale against the Cornhuskers from inside Kinnick Stadium?

Here it is, the last game of the season! Hopefully, Iowa is standing at an 11-0 record with upsets over Ohio State and Michigan and the Cornhuskers represent their last stop before the Big Ten Championship… and then the national championship. Whether or not this is indeed the reality (we can certainly hope), Nebraska is a heck of a game to end the season on.

The Cornhuskers are an extremely interesting team with how they are portrayed in the media. Many have called Nebraska the greatest three-win team in college football history and suggesting that they were much better than their 2021 record suggested. If a few possessions swung the other way, Nebraska could have finished as one of the best teams in the conference!

At the end of the day, though, the Cornhuskers were still a 3-9 team last year, and coach Scott Frost is on the hottest of hot seats. As many have pointed out, Nebraska is a tough out. They gave multiple top teams a tough fight last year, including both Michigan and Michigan State. They feature a sturdy defense and hope the offense takes a step forward in 2022.