Offensive tackle Michael Munoz was named freshman All-America in 2000 by the Sporting News and rivals.com. In his senior year (2004), he was a team cocaptain for the second consecutive year and earned NCAA Consensus All-America honors, having made all-star squads as selected by the American Football Coaches Association, Associated Press, and Walter Camp Foundation. He finished the regular season with 55 intimidation blocks despite playing in only nine games his senior year. He was SEC Lineman of the Week for his performance in the September 25 contest against Louisiana Tech.
Off the field, he was a 2004 National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete and earned the Vincent dePaul Draddy Trophy as the nation’s top scholar-athlete. He also earned the Woody Hayes National Scholar-Athlete Award given by the University & Northwest Sertoma Club of Columbus, Ohio. He was a three-time SEC Academic Honor Roll selection. Munoz received his bachelor’s degree in political science in 2003 and played in 2004 as a graduate student in public administration.
In 2011, following a stint in sales with Proctor and Gamble, he established the Munoz Agency, focusing on assisting clients to reach the Latino community.