Indiana
Indiana Punter James Evans Named To Ray Guy Watch List
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana’s all-time greatest statistical punter, James Evans, was named to the Ray Guy Award watch list on Friday.
The Augusta Sports Council announced the watch list. Evans, a senior, is one of 34 candidates for the award which goes to the best punter in college football.
The initial list is comprised of eligible 2023 award semifinalists, top 10 NCAA punters from 2023 as well as preseason and previous season all-conference and All-America teams.
Statistically, Evans had the greatest season any Indiana punter has had in 2023. His 45.8 yards per punt average in 2023 put him well past previous record holder Drew Hagan, who averaged 44.8 yards in 1999.
His 2023 campaign helped make Evans Indiana’s best all-time punter with a career average of 43.9 yards. He has a significant advantage over second-place Alan Sutkowski, who averaged 42.5 yards from 1995-97.
Evans, who hails from Auckland, New Zealand, had 22 punts that averaged over 50 yards, including a 70-yard punt against Rutgers. His average ranked third in the Big Ten and 15th nationally.
His net average of 41 yards per punt averaged 27th nationally. Evans has also been adept at placing his punts. In 2022, he was third nationally with 13 punts downed inside the 10 and also third with 30 punts placed inside the 20-yard line.
Evans is prolific with 201 career punts, the fifth punter in Indiana history to top the career 200-punt mark.
Evans is the second Indiana football player to be named to a preseason watch list. Tight end James Bomba was named as an AFCA Good Works Team Nominee and was also tabbed for the Allstate Wuerffel Trophy Watch List.
RIPLEY COUNTY, Ind. (WSBT) — A statewide Silver Alert has been issued for two young children in Indiana.
Police in Ripley County, southeast of Indianapolis, are looing for the children who may be siblings.
The first child is 3-year-old Aaliyah Buckingham.
She was last seen wearing a pink cat shirt and tie-dye shorts.
The younger child is 1-year-old Shane Buckingham, last seen in a red shirt and diaper.
Police think both are with 45-year-old Timothy Buckingham, who was last seen driving a brown GMC truck.
Timothy is described as a 6′ 3″ white man weighing 225 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes.
Photo of Timothy Buckingham provided by Indiana State Police
Police have not confirmed the relationship of the three, or why the children are believed to be in danger.
Anyone who sees the three are asked to contact the nearest police department.
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A firefighter for the Indianapolis Fire Department was sent to the hospital Wednesday after battling a fire at a vacant house.
According to a Facebook post made by IFD, the fire happened around 10:15 a.m. at a house on Bluff Rd. IFD says that there were several complications, including limited access to fire hydrants and “interior hoarder conditions” that IFD says was due to squatters.
The injured firefighter received “slight injury,” the Facebook post said.
It took over an hour and a half to get the fire under control, according to IFD, and another hour to put out all the remaining hot spots in the building.
According to IFD, the cause of the fire is currently unknown. Their Fire Investigations Unit is working on figuring out what caused the fire.
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