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USA Today
04-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
USC kicker Caden Chittenden named preseason second-team All-American by Walter Camp
The start of the 2025 college football season continues to draw closer and closer. We have officially reached preseason awards season. This week, Walter Camp released their preseason All-American teams. Making the second team was USC kicker Caden Chittenden. Chittenden is entering his first season with the Trojans after transferring in from UNLV. As a true freshman with the Rebels last year, Chittenden quickly established himself as one of the top kickers in the country, being named a freshman All-American. Now, he heads to Los Angeles, where he will look to replace Michael Lantz, who started at kicker for the Trojans in 2024. Per USC's press release, "Chittenden, who transferred to USC in the spring of 2025 from UNLV, was one of the nation's top kickers as a freshman in 2024. He won a plethora of awards including being named First Team True Freshman All-American by 247Sports, Second Team Freshman All-American by The Athletic, College Football Network Honorable Mention All-American, College Football Network Freshman Specialist of the Year, College Football Network Freshman Kicker of the Year and Mountain West Freshman of the Year. "Chittenden earned placement on the All-Mountain West First Team and was the first freshman from UNLV named to the All-Mountain West First Team since 2006. He was also a semifinalist for the 2024 Lou Groza Award and a three-time Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week, as well as a three-time Mountain West Freshman of the Week. "Chittenden shattered the Mountain West and UNLV single-season record for field goals by a freshman (26). He led the nation in scoring among all kickers with 133, which tied for the most in UNLV history. He tied the UNLV record for field goals in a season by making 26-of-33 attempts on the year. He also tied a school record 55-of-56 extra points. He hit a season-long 52-yard field goal in a rainstorm win at San Jose State. "Chittenden also handled kickoff duties. He finished the season ranked No. 2 in the nation in field goals per game (1.86), No. 7 in the nation in total points scored among all positions (133) and No. 11 in the nation in scoring (9.5)." Chittenden will suit up for the Trojans for the first time on August 30, when USC hosts Missouri State at the Coliseum.
USA Today
26-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
5 Things to Know about new Lions WR Isaac TeSlaa
5 Things to Know about new Lions WR Isaac TeSlaa The Lions moved up from No. 102 to No. 70, sending both of their third-round picks in 2026 to the Jacksonville Jaguars to select Arkansas wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa. Let's get to know TeSlaa a little bit. 1. Michigan native gets to come back to state in NFL TeSlaa is a Michigan native. He is from Hudsonville, MI, just outside of Grand Rapids, and went to school at Unity Christian. He then went on to Hillsdale College in Michigan, the same school his father played wide receiver at. He'll now get to play in his home state at the professional level. 2. Played quarterback in high school before moving to receiver in college TeSlaa was a high school quarterback at Unity Christian. The offense was a true Wing-T that didn't use wide receivers. TeSlaa also played safety and returned kicks. When he got to Hillsdale, he moved to wide receiver. He played three seasons at Hillsdale before moving up to Division I and Arkansas. 3. Initially had just one FCS offer TeSlaa always had a tall mountain to climb on his road to the NFL, starting with being a zero-star recruit in high school. Being a Wing-T quarterback makes it difficult to have much extensive film for colleges. He initially received just one Division I offer from Valparaiso, an FCS school. He ultimately chose Hillsdale to start and built himself up to get to a spot where he could go Division I. That included an All-American season in 2022. 4. Graduated Summa Cum Laude Not only was TeSlaa an excellent athlete in high school (football, track), he was an excellent student. Top-notch, in fact. He graduated Summa Cum Laude with a 4.0 GPA. 5. Played through broken hand during All-American season in 2022 TeSlaa was named an Honorable Mention All-American as well as First-Team All-GMAC (Great Midwest Athletic Conference) and Conference Offensive Player of the Year during his final season at Hillsdale in 2022. He caught 68 passes for 1,325 yards and 13 touchdowns that season. He did that all with a broken hand. Imagine catching footballs at a high speed, and the most important part of your body is far from 100 percent. TeSlaa did just that. Kudos to him on that.
USA Today
20-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Oklahoma Basketball prospect named Gatorade National Player of the Year
Oklahoma Basketball prospect named Gatorade National Player of the Year The good news for Oklahoma women's basketball kept coming Wednesday. Hours after center Raegan Beers was named Honorable Mention All-American, the Sooners' top high-school target was named Gatorade National Player of the Year. Aaliyah Chavez, the No. 1 recruit in the nation, led Monterey High School to its first state championship since 1981 two weeks ago. On3 recently reported that Chavez had narrowed her potential college choices to Texas and Oklahoma. She had named the Sooners in her final six in July. The Gatorade honor is her second National Player of the Year award of the season. On March 14, she was named Naismith High School Player of the Year. Chavez is also a McDonald's All-American and two-time Gatorade Player of the Year in Texas. Chavez put up video game numbers in her senior season. She averaged 34.5 points, 9.1 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 3.7 steals and 1.2 blocks as a 5-foot-9 point guard. The Lubbock, Texas, product is set to announce her college decision on March 25. Coach Jennie Baranczyk already landed commitments to the Class of 2025 from Bethany High guard Keziah Loftin, the No. 50 recruit in the country, and forward Brooklyn Stewart, the No. 62 recruit, from Colorado Springs. Chavez is the only player ranked in the ESPN Top 100 that remains uncommitted. In the meantime, Baranczyk and the Sooners will host the first two rounds in the NCAA Tournament this weekend in Norman. Their hope is that they will still be playing in the Dance when Chavez makes her announcement. Oklahoma opens its tournament Saturday at 1:30 p.m. as the three-seed against No. 14-seed Florida Gulf-Coast.
USA Today
20-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Oklahoma center Raegan Beers named Honorable Mention All-American
Oklahoma center Raegan Beers named Honorable Mention All-American Raegan Beers' first season in an Oklahoma women's basketball uniform was an unqualified success. On Wednesday, she added to her trophy case. Beers, the 6-foot-4 junior center who transferred from Oregon State before the season, was named an Honorable Mention All-American by both the Associated Press and the United States Basketball Writers Association. It marked the second straight year she earned such honors. Beers led the Sooners in scoring, rebounding, and blocked shots, averaging 17.5 points, 8.9 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks per game. Her 66% shooting from the field ranked fourth in Division I. In addition, Beers notched 12 double-doubles during the regular season, the most games with a double-double since Joanna McFarland had 14 in the 2012-13 season. The All-American honors are just the latest on her resume. Earlier in March, Beers was named to the All-SEC first team and selected as a finalist for the Lisa Leslie Center of the Year Award. In the penultimate week of the regular season, she earned USBWA National Player of the Week honors after scoring 30 points in consecutive games against Vanderbilt and Arkansas. In reaching that total in two straight, she became the first Oklahoma women's basketball player to do so since Courtney Paris more than 15 years ago. Beers' All-American honor also marked the fourth straight season the Sooners have had at least one All-American under coach Jennie Baranczyk. Skylar Vann, Madi Williams, and Taylor Robertson also received All-American will seek to keep its season going Saturday at 1:30 p.m. The third-seeded Sooners will play No. 14-seed Florida-Gulf Coast in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, which can be seen on ESPNU. USBWA All-American Teams First Team Lauren Betts, UCLA Paige Buckers, Connecticut Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame Aneesah Morrow, LSU JuJu Watkins, Southern California Second Team Georgia Amoore, Kentucky Mikayla Blakes, Vanderbilt Madison Booker, Texas Ta'Niya Latson, Florida State Olivia Miles, Notre Dame Third team Audi Crooks, Iowa State Kiki Iriafen, Southern California Flau'Jae Johnson, LSU Sarah Strong, Connecticut Hailey Van Lith, Texas Christian
