Cowan named to

Ray Guy watch list

MOSCOW - Idaho senior punter Bobby Cowan was one of 25 Division I punters selected to the Ray Guy Award watch list for the 2012 season.

Cowan was one of nine 2011 Ray Guy Award semifinalists to be on the 2012 list. Cowan was a 2011 Football Writers Association of American All-American, a second-team all-Western Athletic Conference selection and special teams player of the year. He ranked second in the nation in punting average with 46.41 yards per punt for 4,084 yards on 88 kicks, with two punts over 70 yards - including a 76-yarder.

The award is given annually to college football's top punter and is voted on by sports information directors, coaches, media representatives and previous Ray Guy Award winners.

Cowan is one of three punters from the WAC to be selected to the list, along with Utah State's Tyler Bennett and Louisiana Tech's Ryan Allen, who won the award in 2011.

Gonzaga-West Virginia to open ESPN Tip-off

marathon Nov. 12

SPOKANE - Gonzaga and West Virginia will be the first of 11 games as part of the ESPN College Hoops Tip-off Marathon starting Monday, Nov. 12 at 9 p.m. at the McCarthey Athletic Center.

The game is a rematch of last year's NCAA tournament second round game that saw the Bulldogs beat the Mountaineers 77-54 in Pittsburgh, Pa.

This will be Gonzaga's fourth straight appearance in the marathon, beating Washington State 89-81 in Spokane last year. In 2010, Gonzaga lost to San Diego State 79-76 as part of the CBE Classic and fell to Michigan State 75-71 in East Lansing.

Gonzaga went 26-7 last year and 13-3 in the West Coast Conference, while West Virginia finished 19-14 and 9-9 in the Big East. Last year's game was the first between the schools.

Matchups (times Pacific):

Monday, Nov. 12 - West Virginia at Gonzaga, 9 p.m.; Davidson at New Mexico, 11. Tuesday, Nov. 13 - Houston Baptist at Hawaii, 1 a.m.; Stony Brook at Rider, 3; Northern Illinois at Valparaiso, 5; Harvard at Massachusetts, 7; Temple at Kent State, 9; Detroit at St. John's, 11; Butler at Xavier, 1 p.m.; College GameDay from Atlanta, 3; Michigan State vs. Kansas at Atlanta, 4; Duke vs. Kentucky at Atlanta, 30 minutes after Michigan State-Kansas.