Newberry College inside linebacker Mikey Blandin (First Baptist) and wide receiver Keith Desaussure ( Fort Dorchester) were named Associated Press second team All-America.

The duo helped lead Newberry College to its best season in school history with a school record 12 victories (12-2), the South Atlantic Conference title, three NCAA playoff victories, a regional championship and a spot in the national semifinals.

Blandin was a Don Hansen All-America honorable mention and a South Atlantic Conference first team selection after leading the Wolves defense with 124 total tackles, 71 solo, 10 for loss including 4.5 quarterback sacks, eight quarterback pressures, two pass breakups and a fumble recovery.

Blandin earned the SAC Defensive Player of the Week after registering a career best 21 tackles in the Wolves win at UVA Wise in the season opener.  He had four other double digit tackle games including 10 against Catawba and Carson-Newman, 11 against Wingate and 12 against Tusculum. 

Against Anderson he registered nine tackles including 2.5 quarterback sacks. 
In the win over Lenoir-Rhyne, he made a game saving tackle, stopping the Bears a foot short of a first down on fourth down at the Wolves 37-yard line with 2:30 left in the game.  Newberry took over on downs and kicked the game winning field goal with no time remaining to win 20-17.

The Wolves did not allow a point in the fourth quarter in their four NCAA playoff games while holding Albany State (39.9/24), West Florida (39/17) and Kentucky State 35.2/24) all under their season scoring average.

Desaussure was also a was a Don Hansen All-America honorable mention and a South Atlantic Conference first team pick after leading Newberry College with 1,096 yards receiving (2^nd in Newberry history) on 94 receptions (school record) and 10 touchdowns (4^th most). 

He posted six 100-yard receiving games in 2025 including a streak of four consecutive games midway through the season and had a seven reception,107-yard performance with a score in the Wolves road playoff win at West Florida.

In his Newberry career he had 163 receptions (tied for 2nd) for 1,873 yards (7^th ) and 12 touchdowns (12^th).

The ultimate possession receiver who was not afraid to run routes over the middle, Desaussure has compiled his 1,096 yards receiving with a long catch of only 45 yards.

He led the team with 1,152 all-purpose yards, 1,096 receiving and 36 yards rushing and completed his only pass attempt this season to Charpia for 15 yards and a first down.

Newberry won its first six road games with victories at top regional seed Albany State, #2 region seed West Florida, UVA Wise, Lenoir-Rhyne, Tusculum and Anderson after going 4-5 on the road the last two seasons.

The team also tied a school record with 10 consecutive wins equaling the 2006 and 2016 teams. 

The Wolves were 9-0 in one score games this season and in eight of those nine games the Wolves scored the decisive points in the fourth quarter or overtime and have come from behind to win eight games this season while the Wolves have  rallied from at least an 18-point first half deficit to earn a victory, including once in the playoffs.