DETROIT — If there’s a way Kyle Louis can impact a football game, he’s probably done it this season. But he found a new way against Toledo.
Toledo opened the scoring in the GameAbove Sports Bowl Thursday afternoon in Detroit, and Louis took it personally. He exploded off the line, blocked Rockets kicker Dylan Cunanan’s point-after attempt and raced 85 yards back to the end zone for two points.
Whether it’s interceptions, forced fumbles, tackles for loss or sacks, Louis has done it all this season.
He’s recorded one tackle through the early portion of the first quarter against Toledo, and it’s just the continuation of a dominant season for Louis.
Louis has been named an All-American by AP, CBS Sports, The Athletic and Sporting News voters. He earned first-team All-ACC honors, receiving the third-most votes for ACC Defensive Player of the Year behind only Boston College’s Donovan Ezeiruaku and Virginia Tech’s Antwaun Ryland-Powell.
“I don’t do the (All-American) voting, but I know that I love that he’s on our team every single Saturday,” Safeties coach Cory Sanders said last month. “I do know that. I know that I love that he’s on our team every single practice, the way that he works, the way he shows and the way he makes everybody else better around him. So, at the end of the day, whoever does all that voting, hopefully they vote right.”
Louis doesn’t care about postseason accolades, whether it’s All-ACC, All-American or more. His goal has been to win, and he knows that with wins, everything else will fall into place.
“I don’t really focus on that type of thing, I just try to keep tunnel vision on the next team, next opponent and how can I help my people win this game,” Louis said earlier this year. “That’s the main thing I just focus on.”
Regardless, Kyle Louis put together one of the best seasons not just in the ACC but in all of college football. He was the most impactful player on the field every time he stepped onto the field, and that’s evidenced by his All-ACC and All-American honors.
