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Iowa’s Tory Taylor has won the 2023 Ray Guy Award, which goes to the best punter in college football.

Iowa’s Jay Higgins, Cooper DeJean and Tory Taylor have earned Associated Press all-Big Ten first-team honors, the AP announced Wednesday morning. Sebastian Castro earned AP all-Big Ten second-team honors.

Cooper DeJean is the Big Ten Defensive Back of the Year and Return Specialist of the Year, and Tory Taylor is the conference’s Punter of the Year. Jay Higgins also was a first-team all-Big Ten honoree for Iowa.

Cooper DeJean is a Jim Thorpe Award finalist despite playing just 10 games. Tory Taylor is one of the three candidates for the Ray Guy Award.

The total distance of Tory Taylor’s 274 punts for Iowa would take you above Mount Everest and to the deepest ocean floor.

The Iowa career of “one of the all-time great players” at the punter position is nearing an end. Saturday will be Tory Taylor’s last home game as a Hawkeye.

Legendary punter Reggie Roby was spectacular for the Hawkeyes four decades ago in helping transform Iowa football from a loser to a winner. But what Tory Taylor has done may be a tad more.

Preseason All-American punter Tory Taylor has made a “huge” impact on Iowa’s field position, which has helped compensate for the Hawkeyes’ struggling offense.

Iowa punter Tory Taylor was fantastic yet again, and the offense-challenged Hawkeyes welcomed every one of his boomers Saturday in a 15-6 win at Wisconsin.

Iowa punter Tory Taylor talked to the media Tuesday about his excitement for Saturday’s Iowa-Iowa State game, what his family likes doing in Iowa City and the appreciation he had for the Hawkeye fans’ ovation before his first punt Saturday.

Jay Higgins had a career-high 16 tackles in his first game as Iowa’s starting middle linebacker, highlighting the list of some Hawkeyes who made significant strides since last season.

Luke Elkin’s consistency as a long snapper has made punter Tory Taylor and kicker Drew Stevens’ jobs “so much easier.” He also adds unique athleticism to a position that does not got the spotlight often.

Iowa punter Tory Taylor met with the media Tuesday and discussed his decision to return to college for the 2023 season and how his offseason weight loss could lead to improvement.

Iowa’s “setup men” at longsnapper and holder have played a key role in Iowa’s kicking success during LeVar Woods’ tenure as full-time special teams coordinator.

Kirk Ferentz said Iowa is looking to get kicker Drew Stevens and long snapper Luke Elkin on scholarship “as soon as we can.”