BEFORE SDSU: Matt (last name is pronounced GARE-ing) earned second-team all-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference recognition each of the last two seasons at the University of Sioux Falls ... will have two seasons of eligibility remaining at SDSU entering 2025 ... during the 2024 season, he led USF with four interceptions and ranked second on the team with 59 tackles ... was honored academically on both the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence and the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team ... played at the prep level at Roosevelt High School in Sioux Falls