Conference USA announced its preseason award winners Monday, as chosen by the league’s 14 head coaches.
Florida Atlantic junior running back Devin Singletary was selected as the C-USA Offensive Player of the Year. His FAU teammate, senior linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair, was tabbed the Defensive Player of the Year. Southern Miss senior kicker Parker Shaunfield earned Special Teams Player of the Year honors.
Singletary was named C-USA Most Valuable Player last season after scoring a nation-leading 32 rushing touchdowns (nine more than any other player) and 33 total TDs (five more than any other player). He scored more rushing touchdowns last year (32) than previous school career record-holder Alfred Morris had in four years from 2008-11 (27).