Oklahoma City – OUAZ's Eric Cline was named this week’s NAIA National Football Special Teams Player of the Week, as the national office announced Monday afternoon. The award is voted on by a national panel of institutional and conference sports information directors.
 
Cline is the first Sooner Athletic Conference kicker to win the national award since Freddy Joya of Texas Wesleyan earned it on November 3, 2025.
 
Eric Cline
OUAZ, Senior, Kicker
Alexander, New York
 

• Helped the Spirit to a 33-14 victory over Texas Wesleyan
• Was a perfect 3-for-3 in extra points 
• Was 4-for-4 in field goals, including a 39-yard attempt
• Cline has been named the SAC Special Teams Player of the Week six times this season