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Duffy Named Sporting News Midseason All-American

Duffy Named Sporting News Midseason All-American
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By UK Athletics
Oct. 16, 2019 | LEXINGTON
By UK Athletics Oct. 16, 2019 | 09:37 PM | LEXINGTON
Kentucky junior punter Max Duffy has been named a midseason All-American by the Sporting News it was announced Wednesday. 

Duffy, a junior from Perth, Australia, leads the nation in punting at the midway point of the season with a 50.4-yard average per kick. He has been consistently dominant and earned Ray Guy Award Punter of the Week for week five vs. South Carolina when he broke his own single-game record (min. eight punts) by averaging 51.1 yards on nine kicks.

He also became Kentucky's career punting average leader. Duffy, who was a Ray's 8 nominee in week two as well, currently is averaging 46.5 yards on 86 career punts. Earlier this week, Duffy was also named a midseason All-American by the Associated Press (second team) and CBS Sports. 

Kentucky (3-3, 1-3 Southeastern Conference) returns to action Saturday when it travels to Athens, Georgia (5-1, 2-1 SEC) to take on the 10th-ranked Bulldogs.

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