Brett Thorson earned Ray Man Award finalist honors final yr previous to a season-ending knee harm. Thorson not solely returned from harm this fall, however he performed effectively sufficient to lastly convey residence the award.
Thorson was named the 2025 Ray Man Award winner on Friday. The senior punter obtained the award after taking part in in 12 of Georgia’s 13 video games and persistently flipping the sphere. He’s averaging 45.24 yards per punt this season with an extended of 66 yards.
Georgia particular groups coordinator Kirk Benedict revealed the information to Thorson in a staff assembly earlier this week. Thorson spoke on Friday night time in the course of the school soccer awards telecast on ESPN.
“Clearly such an important expertise to search out that out in entrance of everybody,” Thorson stated. “I’ve obtained to thank all of the boys which can be round on the market on punt staff with me all year long. I’ve obtained to thank all of the coaches and everybody who’s helped me go on the market and do what I do. So I would not be right here with out these guys which can be on the market on punt staff, so I say this can be a whole-unit award. Positively very privileged to win it.”
Thorson injured his knee in final December’s SEC championship sport towards Texas, and he spent the following a number of months rehabbing. Thorson missed the season opener towards Marshall however was again for Austin Peay, a sport by which he punted 4 occasions for 175 yards.
“Clearly getting again out on the sphere is the most important confidence enhance of all. I had just a few weeks going now and clearly obtained just a few weeks and the bye, so bodily feeling actually good, able to maintain going via the season,” Thorson stated on Sept. 22. “The method was undoubtedly a gradual one. You study an excellent quantity of endurance. Whenever you type of get annoyed since you really feel good, you can stroll round and dwell a really regular life, however that final 20 or 30 % of the, I assume, athleticism that includes the punting is the half you possibly can’t do. So yeah, undoubtedly realized an excellent quantity of endurance, however feeling good now.”
Thorson is contemporary off his busiest afternoon as a Bulldog. He punted a career-high 7 occasions within the SEC championship sport towards Alabama. 5 of these seven punts landed contained in the Alabama 20-yard line.
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