\u201c[It\u2019s the] best football in a lot of the country, being in Texas 6-A, biggest division, best division,\u201d Tyson said. \u201cI definitely took a lot. I had a good coach there\u2026 He definitely prepared me for a lot of the stuff I\u2019m seeing in college, so I feel like I had a head start for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n
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In the 2024 season, Tyson recorded 75 catches for 1,101 yards and 10 scores for the 11-3 Sun Devils.<\/p>\n
It was during an October game against Kansas when ASU head coach Kenny Dillingham realized his offense, including Tyson, could win games for the team.<\/p>\n
The team was down in the last two minutes of the game and quarterback Sam Leavitt said that the team was going to \u201cmarch down and score again.\u201d<\/p>\n
Then, with 16 seconds left, Leavitt threw to Tyson for the game winning touchdown.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a game where [Tyson] overcame adversity versus Kansas, and Sam showed that he can do it in the biggest moments,\u201d Dillingham said.<\/p>\n
While Tyson didn\u2019t play in either the Big 12 Championship or College Football Playoff quarterfinal due to a shoulder injury he suffered in the last regular season game, he was still named Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year.<\/p>\n
\u201c[The injury] motivated me a lot, just especially seeing my team when they lost, seeing them play their last game of the season, seeing everybody crying,\u201d Tyson said. \u201cIt really hurt me, especially because I know that I can help them.\u201d<\/p>\n
A three-star recruit out of high school, Tyson played one season at Colorado before hitting the transfer portal and joining ASU.<\/p>\n
He only played three games in his second collegiate season, his first with Arizona State, due to an ACL injury from November 2022.<\/p>\n
Going into his second full season with ASU, Tyson said it it\u2019s the first time he will have the same coordinator, coach and quarterback in back-to-back years.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust having that, shoot, the sky\u2019s the limit,\u201d Tyson said.<\/p>\n
He said he is more mentally and physically prepared than he was last year. A lot of that, he and Dillingham attributed to the work he has done with wide receiver coach Hines Ward.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow he\u2019s a guy who\u2019s early, a guy who\u2019s always getting treatment, a guy who doesn\u2019t leave the building, guy who\u2019s always up watching extra tape,\u201d Dillingham said of Tyson. \u201cHis preparation to be great is something that I\u2019m super proud of and because of that he\u2019s gained over 10 pounds, and he\u2019s a mile and a half faster than he was this time last year, because he\u2019s preparing like a pro.\u201d<\/p>\n
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