Indiana University Athletics
Justus, Whitehead Earn Week One Honors
9/3/2019 4:28:00 PM | Football
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana fifth-year senior kicker Logan Justus and fifth-year punter Haydon Whitehead earned honors from the Lou Groza Award and the Ray Guy Award, respectively, it was announced on Tuesday afternoon.
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Justus, the reigning Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week, is one of four Groza Stars of the Week for the second time in his career.
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In the Hoosiers 34-24 season-opening win over Ball State at Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday, the Groza Award Watch Lister matched a program record with a career-high four field goals, in four attempts, and three times bested his career-long with 48-, 49- and 50-yarders. Justus became the 11th Hoosier (22nd time) to record a 50-yarder.
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The McCordsville, Ind., native collected his second game with at least three field goals, and is now 19-of-22 in his career (86.3 percent). Justus recorded his sixth-career multi-FG game, his fourth in five games, and he has hit 12 of his last 13 attempts.
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Whitehead, a three-time Ray Guy Award Watch List member, only punted three times in the opener, but he made the most of them. He averaged 51.7 yards, recorded a career-best 63-yarder in the fourth quarter and had two downed inside the 10-yard line en route to being named one of the Ray Guy Award's Ray's 8.
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Fans can vote here for the week one Ray Guy Award Punter of the Week.
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