Oklahoma Punter Grayson Miller Lands National Recognition

The Sooners' transfer from UCO and former soccer player is among the national leaders in punting and after a big game against Ole Miss added a national award to his resume.

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NORMAN — Grayson Miller’s unlikely star continues to rise.

Oklahoma’s talented punter was named the Ray Guy Award Punter of the Week on Tuesday after averaging 50.8 yards per punt in OU's home loss to No. 8 Ole Miss on Saturday.

The award, named after Oakland Raiders legend Ray Guy — the only punter in the Pro Football Hall of Fame — is presented by the Augusta Sports Council.

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Miller totaled 203 yards on his four punts with no touchbacks or returns. Two of his punts went longer than 50 yards, with a long of 59, and three were downed inside the 20-yard line. His punts on Saturday went for 51, 49, 59 and 44 yards.

“He’s helped us control field position in a couple of really tight games against good people where the field position, we really needed that,” head coach Brent Venables said after Miller’s standout performance against Auburn. “And he has over delivered in every way. So really proud of him. Thankful for him.”

The Edmond, OK, product began the season behind Kennesaw State transfer Jacob Ulrich, but now ranks 10th nationally and second in the SEC by averaging 47.1 yards per punt on the season.

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A Sports Illustrated second-team midseason All-American, Miller has booted 12 of his 29 punts over 50 yards (long of 66), with 13 downed inside the 20 and only two touchbacks.

He took over punting duties in OU's second game of the season and has averaged at least 50.0 yards per punt in three of his seven games.

He was named SEC Special Teams Player of the Week after averaging 54.4 yards on five punts against Auburn, good for the third-best average in school history (min. five punts).

Miller began his college career as a walk-on soccer player at Lubbock Christian. He wanted to try football and walked on at Central Oklahoma in Edmond. Now he’s kicking for the Sooners and is among the best punters in all of college football.

“It’s been a blessing,” Miller said last month. “It’s been very cool. The last few months have been completely different to anything I’ve been used to. It’s been awesome.

“Freshman year Grayson was just chilling on the bench at LCU, trying to figure out what he was going to do with his life. He’d be stoked and in disbelief, honestly, if he knew about this right here.”

No. 18-ranked Oklahoma (6-2, 2-2 SEC) travels to Knoxville to face No. 14 Tennessee (6-2, 3-2 SEC) on Saturday. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. CT on ABC.

OU Media Relations contributed to this report.

Published Oct 28, 2025 | Modified Oct 30, 2025

John is an award-winning journalist whose work spans five decades in Oklahoma, with multiple state, regional and national awards as a sportswriter at various newspapers. During his newspaper career, John covered the Dallas Cowboys, the Kansas City Chiefs, the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma State Cowboys, the Arkansas Razorbacks and much more. In 2016, John changed careers, migrating into radio and launching a YouTube channel, and has built a successful independent media company, DanCam Media. From there, John has written under the banners of Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Fan Nation and a handful of local and national magazines while hosting daily sports talk radio shows in Oklahoma City, Tulsa and statewide. John has also spoken on Capitol Hill in Oklahoma City in a successful effort to put more certified athletic trainers in Oklahoma public high schools. Among the dozens of awards he has won, John most cherishes his national "Beat Writer of the Year" from the Associated Press Sports Editors, Oklahoma's "Best Sports Column" from the Society of Professional Journalists, and Two "Excellence in Sports Medicine Reporting" Awards from the National Athletic Trainers Association. John holds a bachelor's degree in Mass Communications from East Central University in Ada, OK. Born and raised in North Pole, Alaska, John played football and wrote for the school paper at Ada High School in Ada, OK. He enjoys books, movies and travel, and lives in Broken Arrow, OK, with his wife and two kids.

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