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JACKS HONORED ON PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA SQUAD
7/15/2025 11:03:00 AM | Football
CHICAGO — Four South Dakota State football players were named Tuesday to the 2025 Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-America Team.
Representing the Jackrabbit offense on the second team was lineman Quinten Christensen. A junior from Wessington Springs, Christensen started all 15 games of the 2024 season at left tackle for a squad that averaged 236.1 yards per game on the ground and allowed only eight sacks the entire year.
Defensive lineman Kobe Clayborne also earned second-team team recognition following a 2024 season in which he tied for the team lead with 4.5 sacks. A starter in the final 13 games of the year, the senior from Sioux City, Iowa, finished his first season at SDSU with 34 total tackles and 5.5 tackles for loss.
Incoming transfer Julius Loughridge (pronounced LOW-ridge) also earned second-team recognition as an all-purpose back. Loughridge previously excelled at the FCS level at Fordham, where he racked up 3,005 rushing yards over three seasons, including posting back-to-back 1,000-yard campaigns in 2023 (1,146 yards) and 2024 (1,044). The Houston, Texas, native also caught 21 passes for 155 yards last season.
Rounding out the Jackrabbit selections was third-team long snapper Kaydon Olivia. A native of Schertz, Texas, Olivia has been a key member of SDSU's placekicking and punting units on special teams. The Jackrabbits ranked second among FCS teams for net punting in 2024 with an average of 43.04 yards per attempt and have converted 97 percent of their extra-point attempts (138-of-142) over the past two seasons.
South Dakota State begins fall practices July 30 and is scheduled to open its first season under head coach Dan Jackson with an Aug. 30 home game against Sacramento State.
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Representing the Jackrabbit offense on the second team was lineman Quinten Christensen. A junior from Wessington Springs, Christensen started all 15 games of the 2024 season at left tackle for a squad that averaged 236.1 yards per game on the ground and allowed only eight sacks the entire year.
Defensive lineman Kobe Clayborne also earned second-team team recognition following a 2024 season in which he tied for the team lead with 4.5 sacks. A starter in the final 13 games of the year, the senior from Sioux City, Iowa, finished his first season at SDSU with 34 total tackles and 5.5 tackles for loss.
Incoming transfer Julius Loughridge (pronounced LOW-ridge) also earned second-team recognition as an all-purpose back. Loughridge previously excelled at the FCS level at Fordham, where he racked up 3,005 rushing yards over three seasons, including posting back-to-back 1,000-yard campaigns in 2023 (1,146 yards) and 2024 (1,044). The Houston, Texas, native also caught 21 passes for 155 yards last season.
Rounding out the Jackrabbit selections was third-team long snapper Kaydon Olivia. A native of Schertz, Texas, Olivia has been a key member of SDSU's placekicking and punting units on special teams. The Jackrabbits ranked second among FCS teams for net punting in 2024 with an average of 43.04 yards per attempt and have converted 97 percent of their extra-point attempts (138-of-142) over the past two seasons.
South Dakota State begins fall practices July 30 and is scheduled to open its first season under head coach Dan Jackson with an Aug. 30 home game against Sacramento State.
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