CHARLESTON – The Ohio Valley / Big South Football Association named Gilbert Brown as the Special Teams Co-Player of the Week. Brown set a CSU, conference and nation-leading punt this past Saturday at Coastal Carolina after booting an 82 yard punt.
 
His 82-yard punt ranks as the longest at any level of NCAA football in 2025. The senior punted nine times with four of those downed inside the Chanticleers' 20-yard line without a touchback. Overall Brown averaged 40.7 yards per punt and had two go longer than 50 yards.
 
Brown is coming off a season where he was named the League Special Teams Player of the Year and First-Team All-Conference. He ranked sixth nationally in punting at 46.0 yards per punt. Additionally, prior to this season, he was named to the Punter of the Year Award Watchlist.
 
Charleston Southern will be back in action this weekend for their home and conference opener against Lindenwood. The kickoff is set for 4 p.m. with the Bucs first contest at Buccaneer Field of 2025.