Angelo State University Athletics

Angelo State punter George Shamblen and return specialist Garrett Tidwell became the 56th and 57th players in school history to be named all-Americans as both were voted to the Daktronics All-America First Team announced Tuesday afternoon. Shamblen and Tidwell are the first Angelo State players to earn first-team honors since Dane Krager in 2001, and mark the second consecutive season the Rams have had a player mentioned among the nation's elite.

Tidwell, a senior from Boyd, was exciting to watch every time he touched the ball and proved he could score quickly with two punt returns for touchdowns. He led the Lone Star Conference during the regular season and was sixth nationally with 17.5 yards per punt return. Tidwell also returned a kickoff for a touchdown and was among the nation's leaders with 28.1 yards per return. Tidwell was selected to the All-LSC South Division First Team and was the top vote getter at return specialist on the Daktronics All-Super Region Four ballot. He was named LSC South Special Teams Player of the Week on Nov. 8. Tidwell closed his ASU career as the leader in single game (182), single season (740) and career (2,049) kick return yardage.