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USA Today
3 hours ago
- Sport
- USA Today
ASU coach: New York Giants' Cam Skattebo is 'all-ball,' has 'elite' football IQ
Even before getting drafted by the New York Giants, there was hype surrounding running back Cam Skattebo. The Giants took Skattebo in the fourth round of the 2025 NFL draft in hopes that he can complement the running style of Tyrone Tracy. Skattebo, who played at Arizona State University, recently received heavy praise from his former running backs coach, Shaun Aguano. "Great personality," Aguano told the Giants Huddle Podcast. "Intense guy that played the underdog mentality the whole time. What people don't understand, and you don't find this too much, is he loves football. He's an all-ball guy. That kind of persuaded me to jump on him real quick and persuade him to get to Arizona State. His football intelligence is probably one of the most elite things about him, as well as his athletic ability. But he understands the game of football and loves the game of football." Aguano was involved in recruiting Skattebo to play for Arizona State after playing the first two seasons of his college career at Sacramento State. After going in the fourth round of the draft, you can bet Skattebo is going to play with a chip on his shoulder in his rookie year and beyond. With the emergence of Tracy last season, Skattebo and his counterpart could be a great running back duo for years to come for the Giants. With Skattebo's aggressive running style and high football IQ, he fits the mold of the type of player head coach Brian Daboll looks for: "Smart, tough and dependable." The praise Skattebo received from his former running back coach only adds to the hype around the Giants' rookie running back.
Edmonton Journal
8 hours ago
- Sport
- Edmonton Journal
Flames take lightning-quick Potter with 32nd overall pick
Article content There's more to Potter's game than the quickness with which he darts around the NCAA ice for Arizona State. Of course there is. You don't play U.S. college hockey as a 17-year-old against opponents who might be six or seven years older than you just because you're fast. But they say you can't teach speed, and Potter's got it. The son of four-time U.S. Olympian Jenny Potter – who won a gold, two silvers and a bronze medal with the Americans – the newest member of the Flames might have the 'fastest skater' title locked up if the organization ever brings their Super Skills Competition back. 'I think my strongest asset is definitely my speed,' said Potter, who is listed at 5-foot-10 and 183 lbs and is a leftie. 'Speed and skill and tenacity and compete are what I do best. 'I think the best players in the world have a lot of speed. Just looking at McDavid and MacKinnon and those guys, just being able to use my speed and hands at the same time is really important, and I think that's what the best players in the NHL do.'
Vancouver Sun
8 hours ago
- Sport
- Vancouver Sun
Flames take lightning-quick Potter with 32nd overall pick
Any conversation about Cullen Potter is going to start with his speed. That's inevitable. Drafted by the Calgary Flames with the final pick of the first round, 32nd overall, Potter might just be faster than any other player whose name got called on Friday night. 'His speed is electric,' said Flames GM Craig Conroy. 'He's fast, quick, electric, he's got hockey sense.' There's more to Potter's game than the quickness with which he darts around the NCAA ice for Arizona State. Of course there is. You don't play U.S. college hockey as a 17-year-old against opponents who might be six or seven years older than you just because you're fast. Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sunrise will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. But they say you can't teach speed, and Potter's got it. The son of four-time U.S. Olympian Jenny Potter – who won a gold, two silvers and a bronze medal with the Americans – the newest member of the Flames might have the 'fastest skater' title locked up if the organization ever brings their Super Skills Competition back. 'I think my strongest asset is definitely my speed,' said Potter, who is listed at 5-foot-10 and 183 lbs and is a leftie. 'Speed and skill and tenacity and compete are what I do best. 'I think the best players in the world have a lot of speed. Just looking at McDavid and MacKinnon and those guys, just being able to use my speed and hands at the same time is really important, and I think that's what the best players in the NHL do.' Nobody is expecting Potter to be one of the best players in the world right away, but the early returns on his college career have been extremely encouraging. Despite being only 17-years-old for a good chunk of his freshman year at Arizona State – he turned 18 on January 10 – Potter netted 13 goals and added nine assists in 35 games. He also put up four goals and four assists while playing for the U.S. under-18 team. Conroy and the Flames scouting staff watched it all, and were thrilled about getting a player with his upside so late in the first round. 'When you look at him, you think 'Where is he going to be?' ' Conroy said about playing against older competition in the NCAA. 'It would be like stepping into the American League right away, you're playing against me. That's what I think is so impressive for him. To see him play with the U18s, I thought he was noticeable every shift and it was the speed that caught my attention.' Depending on where you look, Potter has been listed as either a centre or a winger, but it's clear that the Flames view his future as being in the middle. Combined with Cole Reschny, who was drafted at No. 18 overall earlier in the night, Friday's first-round should accomplish the much talked-about goal of adding young centres to a Flames prospect pool that was running on empty. 'I hope so,' Conroy said. 'Hopefully he plays centre all year. Both of these playing centre, we don't have a lot of centres. Luke Misa played centre, but there's not a lot of guys in our organization that played centre that we drafted. For me, you can always move him to wing but for me, right from the start I'd rather not put that in my mind. They're going to be centres.' That suits Potter just fine. 'I think I can play anywhere, but with my speed and skill I'm the best down the middle and can accomplish the most,' said Potter, who will return to Arizona State for another season next year. 'Just keep developing (in the) defensive zone and offensive zone and get stronger and everything like that, but I think I'm most effective down the middle.' Potter's family pedigree didn't go unremarked upon, either. Potter's dad has been a hockey coach for three decades in Minnesota and his mom, as mentioned earlier, is a trailblazer in the women's game. While having hockey in your blood isn't enough to get you to the NHL on its own, it certainly doesn't hurt. 'It's huge, just having a mom who has played hockey before and at a high level, too, it's great,' Potter said. 'Just being able to talk to her after games and learn a lot from her growing up, and also, my dad played hockey, too, so just having a family I can trust and rely on when things aren't going as great, they've been really influential in my life and they're who I look up to the most.' daustin@
USA Today
18 hours ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Class of 2026 wide receiver Nalin Scott flips commitment from Arizona State to Nebraska
BREAKING: Class of 2026 WR Nalin Scott has Flipped his Commitment from Arizona State to Nebraska, he tells me for @on3recruitsThe 6'2 205 WR from Marietta, GA had been Committed to the Sun Devils since April'AGTG!! Blessed to call this Home #GBR' A class of 2026 wide receiver has flipped his commitment from Arizona State to Nebraska. Nalin Scott is a four-star recruit for McEachern High School in Powder Springs, GA. The wide receiver had a productive season in 2024 for McEachern High, recording 23 receptions for 302 yards. He also had nine carries for 27 yards and two touchdowns. Class of 2026 quarterback recruit Dayton Raiola was heavily involved in recruiting Scott to Nebraska. The receiver told Bryan Munson from Husker Online that QB played a significant factor in his decision to flip his commitment. 'Oh yeah, Dayton played a major role. I would also say my family ended up getting close with Dayton and Dylan Raiola too. Me and Dayton have a good relationship since the first time I visited Nebraska." Nebraska's class of 2026 now holds nine commitments. Rivals/On3 ranks the class No. 52 nationwide and No. 18 in the Big Ten Conference. Contact/Follow us @CornhuskersWire on X (formerly Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Nebraska news, notes, and opinions.
USA Today
2 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
New Husker to play for Icelandic National Team
One of the newest members of the Husker basketball team will also play for his country's national team. Four-star class of 2025 center Friðrik Leó Curtis will suit up for the Icelandic National Team. According to the 247Sports Composite Rankings, he was the No. 13 center in the 2025 class and the No. 2 player in his class from the state of Massachusetts. He was initially committed to Arizona State. Curtis recorded 15.4 points, 8.9 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks in 2023-24 while playing for D1 Iceland. While playing for the Icelandic national team during the U20 European Championship last summer, averaging 5.3 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks per game. He will join former Husker Thorir Thorbjarnarson on the Icelandic National Team. Contact/Follow us @CornhuskersWire on X (formerly Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Nebraska news, notes, and opinions.
