June 1, 2015
SAN DIEGO - San Diego State senior long snapper Jeff Overbaugh has been named a preseason All-American by Phil Steele's College Football Magazine, the publication announced today. Overbaugh earned fourth-team honors.
Overbaugh is one of just five long snappers on Phil Steele's All-American team. Additionally, Overbaugh is one of only three players from the Mountain West and one of just 10 from a non-Power 5 school. Altogether, 117 players made Phil Steele's four teams.
A native of Anchorage, Alaska, Overbaugh has started all 39 games of his career at long snapper. He has been perfect in snap attempts, going 135-for-135 in PATs, 54-for-54 in field goal attempts and 165-for-165 punts. Overbaugh, who also has four career tackles, is a six-time SDSU scholar-athlete, a five-team Dean's List recipient and a three-time Mountain West All-Academic selection. He also earned the program's President's Award for Academic Achievement after the 2014 season and was a Malik Award honoree as well.
San Diego State, one of 27 schools to play in a bowl game each of the last five seasons and one of just three from the "Group of 5" conferences, finished 2014 with a 7-6 record and 5-3 in MW action. The Aztecs return eight starters on a defense that finished the year with national ranks of 10th in passing, 13th in scoring, 16th in total and 19th in pass efficiency, as well as running back Donnel Pumphrey, who rushed for a school-record 1,867 yards and 20 touchdowns as a true sophomore, on offense.
SDSU kicks off the season Sept. 5 vs. San Diego at Qualcomm Stadium.
Deposits for new season tickets are currently underway and can be secured by calling the Aztec Ticket Office at (619) 283-7378 or online at GoAztecs.com.