Greencastle, Ind. - DePauw's
Gray Schmittel (So., Goshen, Ky./North Oldham) has been selected to the D3football.com Team of the Week as a return specialist.
Schmittel returned six punts for 115 yards in DePauw's 31-23 season-opening win at Rose-Hulman with the longest coming late in the third when he broke free for an 82-yard return for a touchdown that extended the Tigers' lead to 28-16.
It marked DePauw's first punt return for a touchdown since Andy Hunt's 58-yarder against Oberlin on Oct. 7, 2017. It was DePauw's third longest all-time and the longest since John Stephens returned one 86 yards for a score against Millsaps on Oct. 20, 2001.
DePauw, ranked 15th in the latest D3football.com poll, opens North Coast Athletic Conference play on Saturday, Sept. 12, with a 1 p.m. CDT game at WashU.
