MONTICELLO – University of Arkansas at Monticello quarterback Scott Buisson has been named to the 2009 Sporting News Magazine Division II Preseason All-America team.
 
Buisson (Metairie, La.) earns the selection after racking up several honors during and after the 2008 season. He was named the GSC Offensive Player of the Year and also was a Top 24 candidate for the Harlon Hill Trophy, the Heisman Trophy of Division II.
 
Buisson was also selected to the All-GSC First Team and Don Hansen’s Football Gazette All-Region Third Team as well as being named the Arkansas Democrat Gazette and Arkansas Sports 360 Offensive Player of the Year. During the season, he was named the GSC Offensive Player of the Week twice and D2Football.com National Offensive Player of the Week once.
 
The national honor came three days after Buisson became the first player at any NCAA level to throw for at least 400 yards and rush for at least 200 yards in a single game when he passed for 424 yards with five touchdowns and rushed for 216 yards with two touchdowns in UAM’s 51-48 win over Henderson State. His 640 yards of total offense set a UAM and GSC single game record and ranks in the Top 20 in NCAA history.
 
That performance aided to his selection as the Sugar Bowl Amateur Athlete of the Month for September.
 
As a sophomore in 2008, Buisson led the GSC in rushing and ranked second in total offense. He recorded 199 carries for 1,492 rushing yards, averaging out to 119.9 per game. He also picked up a team-high 12 rushing touchdowns. Through the air, he completed 209 passes on 356 attempts for 2,700 yards with 25 touchdowns passes and only nine interceptions.
 
UAM missed out on Sporting News’ Preseason Top 25, but was listed as a team to watch, being dubbed a “GSC Team on the Rise” with Buisson’s stats for support. The magazine calls Buisson “one of the most versatile quarterbacks in the country.”