WACO, Texas – UIndy student-athletes Ryne Buttz and Gavin Sukup were named to the 2025 AFCA All-America First Team, released Wednesday. The announcement marks the first time since 1999 that UIndy garnered two AFCA All-America nods.
 
The senior duo spearheaded one of the most prolific offenses in the nation in 2025, leading the Greyhounds to a program-record-tying 11 wins and a second-round playoff appearance. UIndy topped Division II in team passing efficiency (197.1); ranked second in total offense (500.3 ypg), scoring offense (46.0 ppg) and first down offense (335); and also ranked seventh in third-down conversion percentage (.515).
 
BUTTZ QUICK HITS
D2CCA All-America Second Team ... team captain earned his third consecutive All-GLVC First Team award and fourth all-conference nod overall, becoming only the 13th player in program history to earn four all-league accolades … All-Super Region 3 First Team honoree ... protected quarterback and Harlon Hill finalist Gavin Sukup ... one of the few o-linemen credited with a forced fumble this year ... finished his career having started 41 consecutive games, helping UIndy to a 34-7 record while spending time at four different o-line positions ... looked at by scouts from multiple NFL teams throughout the season ... 2025 FCS National Bowl invitee ... earned inclusion on both the 2025 D2Football.com Elite 100 Watch List and the '25 Shrine Bowl 1000 Preseason Watch List.
 
SUKUP QUICK HITS
UIndy's first-ever All-America First Team quarterback and first-ever Harlon Hill Award finalist … first-ever three-time GLVC Offensive Player of the Year ... paced all Division II quarterbacks in passing efficiency, completion percentage and yards per pass attempt while ranking second in passing TDs and fourth in passing yards … finished with the second-highest career passing efficiency number in DII history (175.0) and the fifth-highest single-season total (195.6)  … had three games his senior season with at least as many touchdown passes and incompletions thrown ... only player in NCAA football in 2025 (all divisions) with six passing TDs and 100 rushing yards in the same game; also one of only three players in DII with multiple six-plus passing TD games ... broke the single-season and career school benchmarks for passing TDs, passing yards and total yards ... tied the program record in career rushing TDs by a quarterback (17) ... reset the conference record with nine career GLVC Offensive Player of the Week awards ... named the week 10 DII Offensive Player of the Week by D2Football.com after accounting for seven touchdowns and throwing for a career-high 419 yards … 2025 FCS National Bowl invitee … named to the D2Football.com Elite 100 Watch List.