Georgia State Football’s Wil Lutz named Sun Belt Special Teams Player of the Week

Release from Georgia State Athletics:

Georgia State’s placekicker/punter Wil Lutz was named Sun Belt Conference Special Teams Player of the Week after his performance against UL Lafayette.

Lutz became the Panthers’ career leader in field goals and successfully executed a fake punt to highlight his performance against the Ragin’ Cajuns.

A junior from Newnan, Ga., Lutz hit just one field goal against the Ragin’ Cajuns, but it was from 48 yards, the third-longest in Georgia State history. It was also the 16th of his career for the GSU school record. Lutz’s field goal came on the final play of the first half and sent the Panthers into the locker room with a 17-14 lead.

Starting at punter for the first time in his career, Lutz punted three times for a 38.0-yard average, but it was the time he didn’t punt that really made a difference for the Panthers. With Georgia State punting on 4th-and-11 from its own 19-yard line, Lutz was attempting a rugby-style punt when he took off down the right sideline and gained 26 yards for the first down. Lutz’s play helped lead to the Panthers’ first touchdown of the game.

Lutz also averaged 64.2 yards on five kickoffs with two touchbacks.

Lutz, Georgia State’s career leader in point by kicking with 111, is the second Panther to be honored with a Sun Belt weekly award, along with quarterback Nick Arbuckle after the Air Force game.