North Alabama punter Michael Schuster (SR, 5-10, 208, Decatur, AL).
Schuster claims his second accolade of the year and third of his career. The senior had a stellar outing in very windy conditions at Tarleton State, battling 20-mile per hour gusts in Stephenville, TX. The Decatur, AL native booted eight kickoffs for 491 yards (61.4 avg.) and forced five touchbacks. He also made two key plays as a punter kicking one punt for 40 yards that was downed inside the TSU 20 yard-line. With the game tied 0-0 late in the first quarter, a ball was snapped 30 yards over his head. He tracked the ball down, avoided two tacklers and fired an incomplete pass to a UNA receiver in the area that kept the Texans from taking over at the UNA 15 yard-line and they were back at their own 45. UNA then stopped the ensuing drive.