AUGUSTA, Georgia (Dec. 13, 2021) - After a great first season at Montana, Brian Buschini was named the FCS Punter of the Year, the Augusta Sports Council announced on Monday morning.
Buschini was chosen from a field of 10 semifinalists, which included Daniel Whelan of UC Davis and Sam Clark of Sacramento State. The honor is the second overall for the Big Sky in the award's history, which began in 2019. Northern Arizona's DJ Arnson became the first from the Big Sky to win the award this past spring.
Buschini, a freshman from Helena, Montana, ranked third in the nation this season with his 46.0 average on 69 punts. Buschini's 46.0 average also broke Montana's single-season mark, which was set in 1985. Overall, 28 of his punts were over 50 yards, with a long of 62 on the year. Of his 69 punts, 30 were inside the 20 and 25 forced fair catches.
The winner was determined by the FCS Punter of the Year Award national voting body which consists of FCS sports information directors as well as national sports writers.
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