11/20/09- Justin Trumble, rSr, Grand Valley State, 6-2, 218 2009 ALL-GLIAC HONORABLE MENTION: Justin Trumble (Sr./P), has been selected All-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Honorable Mention for the 2009 college football season in balloting conducted by the league’s head coaches. - Grand Valley State football
11/20/09- Justin Trumble, rSr, Grand Valley State, 6-2, 218 2009 ALL-GLIAC SECOND TEAM: PK Justin Trumble, Grand Valley State, Sr., has been selected All-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Second Team for the 2009 college football season in balloting conducted by the league’s head coaches. - Grand Valley State football
11/18/09- Ethan Kosjer, So, Fort Hays State, 6-2, 178 2009 ALL-MIAA SECOND TEAM: P: Ethan Kosjer, So., Fort Hays State, has been selected All Mid-America Conference Second Team for the 2009 college football season. Kosjer earned his first all-conference nod as a second-team punter. The Douglass, Kan., sophomore led the MIAA in yards per punt, averaging 40.3 yards per attempt. His average ranks fifth best for a single season at FHSU. - Fort Hays State football
11/17/09- Jordan Hofer, Sr, Central Missouri, 5-10, 215 2009 ALL-MIAA FIRST TEAM: P: Jordan Hofer, Sr., Central Missouri, has been selected All Mid-America Conference First Team for the 2009 college football season. Hofer (Streamwood, Ill.) ranked second in the MIAA with 40.0 yards per punt, and earned All-MIAA honors for the second consecutive season. He also had 11 pinned inside the 20, and a long of 62 yards. - Central Missouri football
11/09/09- Chas Henry, Jr, Florida, 6-3, 222 SEC WEEK 10 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Chas Henry, Punter, Florida, punted four times for 211 yards and a season-best 52.8 average in Florida’s 27-3 win against Vanderbilt. He had three punts for over 50 yards, including two of 58 yards, giving him six punts of 50+ yards on the season. Vanderbilt’s six-yard punt return in the first quarter was the first return allowed all season by Florida. Florida allowed Vanderbilt an average starting field position of its own 23-yard line. Florida leads the SEC in opponents’ average starting field position this season (26 yard line). Henry is second in the SEC in percentage of punts inside the 20-yard line (36 percent / 9 of 25). - SEC football
11/06/09- Austin Turner, So, Fayetteville State, 6-0, 247 2009 ALL-CIAA FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: K Austin Turner, Fayetteville State, SO, 6'2, 240, San Diego, CA, has been selected First Team All-Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association for the 2009 college football season as voted by the CIAA Sports Information Directors’ Association. - Fayetteville State football
11/06/09- Austin Turner, So, Fayetteville State, 6-0, 247 2009 ALL-CIAA FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: P Austin Turner, Fayetteville State, SO, 6'2, 235, San Diego, CA, has been selected Second Team All-Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association for the 2009 college football season as voted by the CIAA Sports Information Directors’ Association. - Fayetteville State football
11/06/09- Vincent Pacifico, So, Shaw, 5-11, 180 2009 ALL-CIAA FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: P Vincent Pacifico, Shaw, SO, 5'10, 180, Palm Coast, FL, has been selected First Team All-Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association for the 2009 college football season as voted by the CIAA Sports Information Directors’ Association. Pacifico led the conference in punting with a 39.6 yards per punt average – a Shaw single-season record. His long punt on the season was 55 yards. - Shaw football
11/05/09- Daniel Mendez, Sr, Elizabeth City State, 5-11, 190 2009 ALL-CIAA FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: K Daniel Mendez, Elizabeth City State, SR, 5'11, 200, Riverside, CA, has been selected Second Team All-Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association for the 2009 college football season as voted by the CIAA Sports Information Directors’ Association. - CIAA football
11/05/09- Austin Turner, So, Fayetteville State, 6-0, 247 2009 CIAA SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR: The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association is proud to announce this season’s honorees for the All-CIAA Football First and Second Teams and Players of the Year. Fayetteville State University's Austin Turner is Special Teams Player of the Year. Turner, a senior place kicker, tops the conference in Scoring (Kick) and Scoring with 34-37 PATs; 17-29 FG's for 85 total points. - CIAA football
11/05/09- Matt Dodge, rSr, East Carolina, 6-2, 220 PLAYERS TO WATCH: Senior Matt Dodge is one of six C-USA punters named as candidates for the 2009 Ray Guy Award, announced on Oct. 30. He has averaged 45.3 yards per punt with 14 kicks inside the 20 and 13 punts of 50 yards or longer, with a season long of 73 yards.
11/02/09- David Miller, rJr, William & Mary, 6-0, 185 CAA OCT 2 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: David Miller, P, William and Mary, averaged 48.7 yards a punt on six attempts in William and Mary’s 39-14 win at Rhode Island. The junior placed three of his six punts inside the 20 and two inside the 10. The Centreville, Va., native also booted a career-best 71-yard punt in the fourth quarter against the Rams. The 2008 CAA Football All-Conference Third Team punter leads the league and ranks fourth nationally with a 44.7 yard/punt average. - CAA football
11/02/09- Drew Butler, rSo, Georgia, 6-2, 205 SEC WEEK 9 OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE: P DREW BUTLER (Georgia) - Averaged 52.5 yards on four punts, including two inside the 20-yard line against Florida. - SEC football
11/02/09- Brian Stahovich, So, San Diego State, 6-0, 175 MOUNTAIN WEST WEEK 9 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Brian Stahovich, San Diego State, Sophomore, Punter, averaged 42.9 yards on seven punts in helping San Diego State to a 23-20 win over New Mexico. The sophomore punter had no touchbacks and dropped five of his kicks inside the 20-yard line, as the Lobos returned only two for a combined minus-1 yards. Two of the Solana Beach, Calif., native's punts went for 50 or more yards, including a 59-yarder. - Mountain West football
10/26/09- Sean Sellwood, rFr, Utah, 6-3, 200 MOUNTAIN WEST WEEK 8 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Sean Sellwood, Utah, averaged 48.1 yards on eight punts for a total of 385 yards in No. 20 Utah's 23-16 overtime victory against Air Force. The Salt Lake City, Utah, native placed three punts inside the 20 and had three punts of over 50 yards. He pinned Air Force at the three-yard line with 3:44 remaining and at the seven-yard line with 20 seconds left in regulation. - Mountain West football
10/26/09- Stefan Demos, rJr, Northwestern, 5-10, 185 BIG TEN WEEK 8 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Stefan Demos, Northwestern, booted his second game-winning field goal of the season, connecting from 19 yards with 21 seconds remaining to cap the biggest comeback in Northwestern history. The junior kicker connected on all of his attempts against Indiana, including three extra points and a 28-yard field goal to put the Wildcats on the board in the second quarter. The Hoosiers returned the ensuing kickoff for a touchdown to build a 28-3 advantage before the Wildcats rallied to within 28-26 in the fourth quarter. Northwestern went 65 yards on its final drive to the Indiana two-yard line, and Demos came on to drill the game winner from a sharp angle on the left hash. The Arizona native is now 11-of-12 on field goal attempts this year, with his only miss coming from a blocked kick. He earns special teams weekly laurels for the third time in his career, after being honored on Oct. 4, 2009, and Sept. 1, 2008. - Big Ten football
10/26/09- Mike Brandtner, rSr, Iowa State, 6-0, 204 BIG 12 WEEK 8 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Mike Brandtner, Iowa State, P, Sr, set up the key offensive play of Iowa State’s 9-7 win over Nebraska when he rushed for 20 yards on a fake punt. The next play was ISU’s 47-yard touchdown pass from Jerome Tiller to Jake Williams that gave ISU the lead it would never relinquish. Brandtner was the Cyclones’ leading rusher at halftime. He kept the Husker offense at bay with punts of 40, 60, 50 and 58 yards, which forced long Nebraska drives. The senior placed five kicks inside the Nebraska 20 during the game. - Big 12 football
10/26/09- Brett Upson, Sr, Vanderbilt, 5-11, 188 SEC WEEK 8 OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE: P BRETT UPSON (Vanderbilt) - Averaged 48.0 yards on eight punts, with three downed inside the 5-yard line, against South Carolina. - SEC football
10/19/09- Bryan Anger, rSo, California, 6-4, 202 PAC-10 WEEK 7 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Bryan Anger, a sophomore from Camarillo, Calif., had a big afternoon in California’s 45-26 road win at UCLA. Anger averaged 50.0 yards on seven punts, with four of the seven punts traveling 50-plus yards, with a long boot of 72 yards. California averaged 43.7 net yards on Anger’s punts. Also nominated for special teams play was kicker Jordan Congdon of USC. - Pac-10 football
10/19/09- Robert Malone, rSr, Fresno State, 6-2, 215 WAC WEEK 7 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Fresno State punter Robert Malone, a senior from Riverside, Calif. (Martin Luther King HS), punted four times for a 54.0-yard average in the game against San Jose State. That performance ties for the sixth best by any punter in the nation this year. He had a 69-yard punt, the longest by any WAC player this season, and none of his punts were returned. Fresno State improved to eighth in the nation in net punting. Other special teams nominations included: junior kicker Kyle Brotzman, Boise State; freshman safety Gary Walker, Idaho; freshman kicker Matt Nelson, Louisiana Tech; and junior punter Brad Langley, Nevada. - WAC football
10/19/09- Tyler Albrecht, rJr, Louisiana-Lafayette, 6-1, 196 SUN BELT WEEK 7 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Tyler Albrecht (Louisiana-Lafayette, Jr., K) had a fantastic game in the Cajuns eight-point win at Western Kentucky...Kicking in temperatures in the mid-40's, Albrecht scored 12 points on a perfect 3-for-3 effort on both field goals and extra points...He nailed a 49-yard FG and a pair of 25-yard kicks...For the season, Albrecht is 6-of-7 on field goal attempts...He is the only kicker in the Sun Belt Conference to make four field goals of 40+ yards...His only miss this season is from 50 yards. - Sun Belt football
10/16/09- Dan Hutchins, rJr, Pittsburgh, 5-11, 190 P/PK Dan Hutchins, who kicked a career-long 42-yard field goal and then a game-winning 18-yard field goal with the clock running out, was named the Big East's Special Teams Player of the Week.
10/12/09- Phil Zavala, Sr, San Jose State, 6-1, 200 GAME BALL GOES TO: Punter Philip Zavala averaged 48.3 yards per punt, including a 56-yarder vs. Idaho. Two of his punts were killed inside the 20-yard line, including one at the 2.
10/12/09- Kyle Hughes, So, New Mexico State, 6-0, 189 GAME BALL GOES TO: K/P Kyle Hughes connected on a 28-yard field goal as time expired vs. Utah State to pull the Aggies back to .500 at 3-3. He also hit a 31-yarder in the second quarter. On kickoffs, he averaged 67 yards on four kickoffs with one touchback. As a punter, Hughes averaged 45.5 yards on 10 punts, pinning two inside the 20-yard line and had a long punt of 58 yards.
10/12/09- Zoltan Mesko, rSr, Michigan, 6-5, 232 BIG TEN WEEK 6 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Zoltan Mesko, Michigan, SR, P, recorded his best game as a Wolverine by averaging 53.8 yards on five punts at Iowa, including one inside the 20-yard line and a long of 61 yards. The senior standout boomed five punts for 269 yards, including kicks of 52, 53, 55 and 61 yards. His 53.8-yard average marked the second-best single-game effort in school history, trailing only the 56.3-yard average set by Don Bracken at Northwestern on Oct. 24, 1981. Mesko ranks second in the Big Ten and eighth nationally with 45.6 yards per boot. He earns his first weekly award and the second for a Michigan special teams performer this season after kick returner Darryl Stonum was honored on Sept. 13, 2009. - Big Ten football
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