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One of the nation’s top punters enters transfer portal

Matt Zenitzby:Matt Zenitz08/05/21

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One day after Arizona State began preseason practice, a Sun Devils all-conference player has decided to leave the program.

Punter Michael Turk, a 2020 first-team All-Pac-12 selection and a 2019 Ray Guy Award semifinalist, entered the NCAA transfer portal Thursday, On3 has learned.

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Turk, whose uncles Matt and Daniel spent a combined 34 seasons in the NFL, emerged as one of the nation’s top punters the past two seasons after transferring to Arizona State from FCS member Lafayette.

Turk originally left the Sun Devils for the NFL after the 2019 season but received a waiver from the NCAA to return to school. He then averaged 47.2 yards per punt in four games last season. Only Georgia Tech’s Pressley Harvin had a higher average (48.02) nationally; Harvin was a seventh-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft by Pittsburgh.

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