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Galitz named Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week

September 24, 2018
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WACO, Texas – Senior punter Drew Galitz was named Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week, it was announced today by the conference office. 

Galitz was impressive on Saturday in the 26-7 win over Kansas, booming five punts for 228 yards, an average of 45.6 yards per punt with a long of 58. All five of his punts were downed within the 20 for the first time in his career.

The Rowlett, Texas, native also handled kickoff duties, with 6 kickoffs for 338 yards (average of 64.7), including three touchbacks. 

Galitz played a big part in preventing the Jayhawks from having field position better than their own 25. In 8 of 11 drives Galitz pinned the Jayhawks back, with no field position better than their own 20-yard line. The other three drives the Jayhawks started at their 25 after Galitz’s three touchbacks.

The senior owns the best punting numbers in the Big 12 with an average of 45.2 yard per punt, which ranks 12th-best nationally. 

Galitz and the Bears head out on the road this week, as they are set to visit No. 6 Oklahoma on Saturday, Sept. 29 at 2:30 p.m. CT on ABC.

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Galitz named Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week

4,392 Views | 4 Replies | Last: 6 yr ago by Hotsauce
Dia del DougO
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Punter U gettin' back on track!
"The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool."
Grizz Air
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Great for Galitz!

But the kansas punter had a much higher average, on even more punts. So in all fairness (in the same fair universe where the kansas CB gets called for targeting thornton) the kansas punter shouldve won.
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Grizz Air said:

Great for Galitz!

But the kansas punter had a much higher average, on even more punts. So in all fairness (in the same fair universe where the kansas CB gets called for targeting thornton) the kansas punter shouldve won.
Yes, but how many of those punt yards for KU was because of Hurd not fielding a punt...20+ yards at least,.
Hotsauce
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Grizz Air said:

Great for Galitz!

But the kansas punter had a much higher average, on even more punts. So in all fairness (in the same fair universe where the kansas CB gets called for targeting thornton) the kansas punter shouldve won.
You're really going to worry about an opposing punter being more deserving than our punter...?
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