RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – SWOSU Football was well represented on the 2025 All-Great American Conference Teams, with a program-record 12 Bulldogs earning postseason recognition.
The 12 selections surpass the previous high of nine, set during the 2013 season.
Academically, 11 Bulldogs earned spots on the GAC Academic Honor Roll, an award given to players who maintain at least a 3.5 GPA and have completed one year of full-time college coursework. Honorees included:
Michael Adesola,
Bodie Boydstun,
Andre Crabtree,
Jason Dennis,
Hudson Haas,
Ethan McBee,
Baylor Nash,
Elijah Reed,
Zack Roberts,
Rodney Tai, and
Marcus Whitmore Jr.
Wide receiver
Baylor Nash and defensive lineman
Cameron Guyton earned First Team All-GAC honors. Nash ranked second in the conference with seven receiving touchdowns and sixth in receiving yards (548) despite being tied for 19th in total receptions. Guyton anchored a Bulldog defense that finished fourth in the GAC in total defense, posting 20 tackles, five tackles for loss, and two sacks while consistently disrupting opposing fronts.
SWOSU placed five players on the Second Team: running back
Red Martel, fullback
Bodie Boydstun, offensive lineman
John-Paul Louie, defensive back
Zack Roberts, and kicker
Ethan McBee.
Martel ranked fourth in the league with 80.3 rushing yards per game and scored seven total touchdowns. Boydstun provided strong blocking while adding 14 catches for 191 yards and three scores. Louie anchored an offensive line that allowed just 12 sacks—the third-fewest in the GAC—and helped SWOSU set a new Division II program single-season rushing record with 2,347 yards. Roberts' three interceptions tied for fifth in the conference, and he was one of seven GAC players to score a defensive touchdown while matching the team lead with 62 tackles. McBee led the conference in field goal percentage, hitting 9-of-11 (81.8%), and went a perfect 41-for-41 on PATs—the most makes without a miss in the league.
Five more Bulldogs earned Third Team All-GAC recognition: quarterback
MJ Rivers, offensive linemen
Braydn Henry and
Dakari Fantroy, linebacker
Shane Armstrong, and punter
Miller Fealy.
Rivers led the GAC with 20 touchdown passes and posted a 65.8% completion percentage, setting a new SWOSU Division II era single-season record. Henry and Fantroy joined Louie to give SWOSU three offensive linemen on the All-GAC teams—marking the first time in program history the Bulldogs have had three linemen earn all-conference recognition in the same season. Armstrong recorded 7.5 tackles for loss—13th in the league—despite playing one fewer game than most of the members on that list. He matched Roberts for the team lead in tackles and finished just a half-sack shy of the team lead with three sacks. Fealy launched the longest punt in the GAC this season (80 yards) and pinned 14 attempts inside the 20-yard line, tied for second most in the conference.
Nash, Roberts, McBee, and Armstrong each earned GAC Player of the Week honors once this season. In total, SWOSU collected five weekly awards—tied for the second-highest total in the conference.
2025 All-Great American Conference Football Teams (pdf)
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Braden Jay, RB, Harding
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Clark Griffin, OLB, Harding
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Bryson Roland, RB, Arkansas Tech
COACH OF THE YEAR: Paul Simmons, Harding
