LOGAN, Utah — Utah State’s Savon Scarver has been named a Sporting News’ preseason second-team All-American as a special teams returner, it was announced Wednesday.
Scarver, a 5-foot-11, 190-pound junior from Las Vegas, Nev. (Centennial HS), was named just the third consensus All-American in school history as a returner/all-purpose player and the 16th in Mountain West history last season as he earned first-team All-America honors from the Walter Camp Football Foundation, Football Writers Association of American and Phil Steele’s Magazine, and second-team All-America honors from the American Football Coaches Association as he returned 22 kickoffs for 742 yards (33.