Tano Letuli named to Polynesian College Football Player of the Year watch checklist | Information

San Diego State linebacker Tano Letuli has been named to the 2025 watch checklist for the Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award, the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame introduced Thursday. There are 81 gamers on the preliminary checklist, which is offered yearly to essentially the most excellent school soccer participant of Polynesian ancestry that epitomizes nice means and integrity.

A San Diego native who performed at Cathedral Catholic High School, Letuli was named a preseason first-team all-Mountain West choice ultimately month’s MW Media Days in Las Vegas after main the Aztecs with 70 tackles, regardless of lacking two video games with a damaged hand. Letuli, an honorable point out decide in 2024, was a workforce captain final yr, together with Trey White, the primary underclassmen captains at San Diego State since Kevon O’Connell in 2005.

Letuli has additionally been named a preseason first-team all-MW decide by Phil Steele Magazine, Athlon Sports, Lindy’s Sports, College Football Network and Sports Info Solutions.

Oregon’s Marcus Mariota was chosen because the inaugural recipient of the award in 2014, whereas different winners embody Notre Dame’s Ronnie Stanley (2015), Colorado’s Sefo Liufau (2016), Washington State’s Hercules Mata`afa (2017), Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa (2018 and 2019), Oregon’s Penei Sewell (shared award with Tagovailoa in 2019), USC’s Talanoa Hufanga and Brigham Young’s Zach Wilson in 2020, Ohio State’s Haskell Garrett in 2021, USC’s Tuli Tuipulotu in 2022, UCLA’s Laiatu Latu and Maryland’s Taulia Tagovailoa in 2023, and most not too long ago Arizona’s Tetairoa McMillan in 2024.

The 5 finalists for the award can be unveiled on Dec. 9 with the winner introduced on Dec. 16. The award presentation can be held Jan. 17, 2026, through the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Week Celebration Dinner and can be acknowledged at halftime of the Polynesian Bowl on Jan. 16.

The 2025 Watch List was compiled primarily based on previous efficiency and potential for the upcoming season. Additional gamers can be added to the Watch List because the yr unfolds.

The finalists and winner can be chosen by the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee, comprised of Jack “The Throwin’ Samoan” Thompson (Chairman, former NFL participant and Inaugural Inductee), Coaches Ron McBride and Dick Vermeil, former NFL participant and Inaugural Inductee Olin Kreutz, Inaugural Inductee and previous NFLPA president Kevin Mawae, former NFL participant and Class of 2015 Inductee Ray Schoenke, sportscaster Neil Everett, NFL Network Chief National Reporter Steve Wyche, and former NFL Player and Class of 2023 Inductee Manti Te`o.

San Diego State begins its season on Thursday, Aug. 28 in opposition to Stony Brook at 7 p.m. PT at Snapdragon Stadium. The Aztecs even have residence video games vs. California (Sept. 20 at 7:30 p.m. PT), Colorado State (Oct. 3 at 7:30 p.m. PT), Wyoming (Nov. 1 at 4 p.m. PT), Boise State (Nov. 15 at 7:30 p.m. PT) and San Jose State (Nov. 22, time TBA).

Ticket Information

Season Tickets
Season tickets for the 2025 marketing campaign begin at simply $200 ($175 plus $25 Aztec Club Membership), solely $33.33 per sport. Fans are inspired to buy season tickets with advantages that includes interest-free fee plans, pre-sale entry for many third-party occasions, and reductions on merchandise on the workforce retailer, extra single-game tickets and meals/beverage. Additionally, season-ticket members may have the power to buy discounted season parking, entry to a private account consultant and the power to switch and resell tickets digitally.

To buy, or renew, your season tickets, go to goaztecs.com/sports/football-tickets.

Mini Plans
For the primary time, followers can now construct their very own three-game mini-plan utterly on-line. Fans can select from any of SDSU’s six residence video games and save on single-game charges. Fans may leverage their three-game mini-plans into turning into a season-ticket member. For instance, buying an Orange Mini-Plan places you simply $39 away from turning into a season-ticket member. Contact the SDSU Athletics Ticket Sales Office at (619) 594-9834 to debate different methods to save cash whereas having fun with San Diego State soccer.

Single-Game Tickets
Single-game tickets might be additionally bought Monday for as little as $23, which incorporates all charges.