STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Tarleton State punter Charlie Mullen earned special recognition from the United Athletic Conference on Monday.
 
The conference announced that Mullen has been named the UAC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance in Tarleton State's win against Eastern Kentucky. Tarleton State Football has now earned 13 conference player of the week honors across nine games this year.
 
Mullen had two punts cover 80 yards (40.0 per) with a punt inside the 20-yard line and a long of 56 yards in Tarleton State's 28-24 home win vs. Eastern Kentucky. Mullen's 56-yard punt pinned EKU at its own 8-yard line.
 
Tarleton State is one of two teams in the FCS still undefeated on the year, along with SFA. Across all of D1 football (FBS and FCS), Tarleton State is one of five undefeated teams remaining (Miami, UCLA and Utah at FBS level). Tarleton State and SFA have the most wins among all D1 teams with nine. The Texans have started 9-0 for the second straight season and for the sixth time in program history. Since the beginning of 2025, the Texans are 20-1 in the regular season.
 
The other UAC awards announced on Monday were Abilene Christian's Tucker Parks named UAC Offensive Player of the Week, Abilene Christian's Jacoby Davis named UAC Defensive Player of the Week, and North Alabama's Xavier Johnson named UAC Freshman of the Week.
 
2026 Tarleton State FB UAC Player of the Week Awards:
Week 0, Special Teams – DeAndre Buchannon
Week 1, Offense and Defense – Tylan Hines and Jadan Aubert
Week 2, Offense and Special Teams – Tylan Hines and Alejandro De La Poza
Week 3, Offense – Kaden Anderson
Week 6, Offense and Defense – Kaden Anderson and Kaleb Brown
Week 7, Offense, Defense and Freshman – Kaden Anderson, Avian Rice and Bryce Green
Week 8, Offense – Kaden Anderson
Week 9, Special Teams – Charlie Mullen