A DOZEN MID-YEAR TRANSFERS ADDED TO ROSTER

Twelve mid-year transfers have joined the South Dakota State football team, head coach Dan Jackson announced Thursday.

"I feel great about the people that we brought in equally as much as the player," Jackson said. "I've been really impressed with how these transfers have already fit in with the culture and our previous players in building relationships. They're hungry, they're motivated and they're trying to prove to the team and the program what they can do. I've been really excited about the start they've had."

The transfers include:

Koby Bretz, 6-2, 205, safety, Omaha, Nebraska (transfer from Nebraska)
Graham Eben, 6-1, 200, safety/linebacker, Rock Rapids, Iowa (transfer from Iowa)
Max Elrod, 6-0, 250, defensive lineman, Sioux Falls (transfer from Sioux Falls);
Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda, 6-1, 200, wide receiver, Twentynine Palms, California (transfer from Nebraska);
Matt Goehring, 6-1, 220, linebacker, Sioux Falls (transfer from Sioux Falls);
Reese Osgood, 5-11, 185, wide receiver, Franklin, Wisconsin (transfer from Iowa);
John Pica, 6-4, 280, offensive lineman, Dell Rapids (transfer from Dakota Wesleyan);
Jackson Powers, 5-11, 185, defensive back, Maple Grove, Minnesota (transfer from Minnesota);
Brody Targgart, 6-2, 295, defensive lineman, Ankeny, Iowa (transfer from Iowa Western);
James "Tak" Tateoka, 6-3, 205, quarterback, Waukesha, Wisconsin(transfer from St. Thomas);
Jalyn Thompson, 6-2, 255, tight end, West Des Moines, Iowa (transfer from Iowa), and
Nate White, 5-11, 185, running back, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (transfer from Wisconsin).

KOBY BRETZ
Bretz played in 16 games over three seasons at Nebraska and will have one season of eligibility remaining with the Jackrabbits. He was credited with three tackles in both the 2023 and 2024 seasons, including one tackle for loss this past season.

Prior to enrolling at Nebraska, Bretz helped lead Omaha Westside High School to a state championship his senior season. A member of the Omaha World Herald All-Nebraska and Lincoln Journal Star Super-State teams, he was a top defender and also the team's leading receiver.

A two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree, he plans to continue his studies in interdisciplinary studies.

GRAHAM EBEN
Eben (pronounced EE-ben) redshirted at Iowa during the 2024 season and has four years of eligibility remaining. He was a first-team all-state selection at running back as a prep senior in 2023 for Central Lyon/George-Little Rock and tallied 27 solo tackles and three interceptions on the defensive side of the ball.

With Eben in the lineup, Central Lyon/GLR won an Iowa Class 2A state title his junior season and was state runner-up as a senior in 2023.

Eben is majoring in accounting.

MAX ELROD
Elrod redshirted during the 2024 season at the University of Sioux Falls to begin his collegiate career and will have four years of eligibility remaining. He played prep football at Harrisburg High School, where he was an honorable mention selection to the Sioux Falls Argus Leader Elite 45 his senior season.

Elrod is majoring in sports and recreation management.

ISAIAH GARCIA-CASTANEDA
Garcia Castaneda led Nebraska this past season with 11 punt returns for 60 yards while adding depth in the passing game with six receptions for 130 yards over three seasons (2022-24). He was granted a final year of eligibility with the Jackrabbits after having his 2023 campaign limited to one game due to injury.

He began his collegiate career at Saddleback College (Calif.), where he caught 56 passes for 953 yards and 13 touchdowns, then moved on to New Mexico State. In two seasons with the Aggies, Garcia-Castaneda recorded 42 receptions for 639 yards and four touchdowns over 12 games.

Garcia-Castaneda graduated from Nebraska with a degree in child, youth and family studies, and is furthering his academic pursuits in sports and recreation administration.

MATT GOEHRING
Goehring (pronounced GARE-ing) earned second-team all-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference recognition each of the last two seasons at the University of Sioux Falls. He will have two seasons of eligibility remaining at SDSU.

During the 2024 season, Goehring led USF with four interceptions and ranked second on the team with 59 tackles. An exercise science/pre-chiropractic major, he was honored academically on both the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence and the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.

A Sioux Falls native, Goehring played at the prep level at Roosevelt High School.

REESE OSGOOD
Osgood was a member of the football team at Iowa for three seasons (2022-24), earning Academic All-Big Ten honors. At the prep level, Osgood was an honorable mention all-state selection after catching 58 passes for 1,082 yards and 13 touchdowns for the highly successful Franklin High School program that won a Division 1 state championship in 2021.

He has two seasons of eligibility remaining with the Jackrabbits and is majoring in animal science.

JOHN PICA
Pica (pronounced PEEK-ah) earned all-Great Plains Athletic Conference honors each of the past two seasons at Dakota Wesleyan, including first-team recognition in 2024. He played his high school football at Dell Rapids St. Mary, where he helped lead the Cardinals to a Class 9B state championship his senior season and was a two-time all-state selection.

A Daktronics/NAIA Scholar-Athlete, Pica plans to complete his degree in exercise science. He has two seasons of eligibility remaining.

JACKSON POWERS
Powers spent his first two collegiate seasons at Minnesota and will have three years of eligibility remaining. In high school, Powers excelled at Maple Grove High School and helped lead his team to the Minnesota Class 6A state championship in 2022 after registering 48 tackles, four interceptions and seven pass breakups.

He is majoring in business economics.

BRODY TARGGART
Targgart played two seasons at the junior college for the highly successful Iowa Western football team and recorded 24 tackles and 1.5 sacks in a combined 14 games. He played high school football at Ankeny Centennial High School, where he was a two-time all-district honoree.

In the classroom, Targgart intends to complete a degree in business economics.

TAK TATEOKA
Tateoka (pronounced TACK TAT-ee-oh-kah) shared starting quarterback duties each of the past two seasons at St. Thomas (Minn.), passing for 1,884 yards and 15 touchdowns in 18 games while being included on the Jerry Rice Award Watch List for the top freshman in the Football Championship Subdivision during his freshman season in 2023.

At the high school level, Tateoka was a three-sport scholar-athlete at South Waukesha High School. He is majoring in business economics and has two seasons of eligibility remaining.

JALYN THOMPSON
Thompson arrives at South Dakota State after spending two seasons at Iowa. In high school, Thompson lettered three times in football at Dowling Catholic High School and also anchored a state-champion 4x100-meter relay team. He caught 22 passes for 305 yards his senior campaign.

An Academic All-Big Ten honoree in 2024, Thompson is majoring in business economics.

NATE WHITE
White spent two seasons at Wisconsin, splitting time on the practice field at running back and wide receiver. He was one of the top prep recruits in the state of Wisconsin in 2022 after rushing for 1,345 yards and 26 touchdowns. During his junior season at Rufus King High School in Milwaukee, White earned conference offensive player of the year honors as a quarterback, rushing for 1,163 yards and 22 touchdowns.

He has three seasons of eligibility remaining and is majoring in interdisciplinary studies.

ABOUT SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
South Dakota State finished the 2024 season with a 12-3 overall record and earned a share of the Missouri Valley Football Conference title. The Jackrabbits won back-to-back Football Championship Subdivision national titles in 2022 and 2023 and bring a streak of 13 consecutive postseason appearances into the 2025 campaign.

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