Iowa’s punter named B1G Special Teams Player of the Week

Tory Taylor

IOWA CITY — College of Iowa junior punter Tory Taylor has been named Massive Ten Particular Groups Participant of the Week following Iowa’s 7-3 win over South Dakota State on Saturday afternoon.

Taylor performed a key position for the Hawkeyes of their season-opening win. He averaged 47.9 yards on a career-high 10 punts, with seven punts contained in the 20. Six of his punts had been downed contained in the 12-yard line and three had been 50 yards or longer. SDSU’s common beginning discipline place was at its personal 16 and the Jackrabbits had simply two returns for eight yards.

Two of Taylor’s punts led to the Hawkeye protection tackling the Jackrabbits ultimately zone for decisive second-half safeties.

Taylor dealt with all of Iowa’s punting duties in 2021, averaging 46.1 yards on 80 punts — 39 of which had been downed contained in the opponent’s 20-yard line. He appeared on the weekly Ray’s 8 record thrice all through the season.

Taylor was tabbed preseason second-team All-America by Athlon Sports activities and was named to the Ray Man Award Preseason Watch Listing. He was a semifinalist for the Ray Man Award in 2021 whereas incomes honorable point out All-Massive Ten honors.

The Melbourne, Australia, native earns the Massive Ten weekly honor for the second time in his profession. Taylor was co-Particular Groups Participant of the Week final season following Iowa’s 27-17 win at No. 9 Iowa State.

The Hawkeyes host Iowa State on Saturday (3:05 p.m., BTN) within the annual Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Sequence contest.