EVENT ELITE MEMBER #8

Congratulations to Nick Cox (FL, ’15) on being selected to the 2014 Event Elite!

Here was your clue: EVENT ELITE member: 1st is an actor in a movie that was leaving the event location and 2nd sounds like what it looks like Sloth chewed on1st is an actor in a movie that was leaving the event location

1st part:  EVENT ELITE member: 1st is an actor in a movie that was leaving the event location (NICK Cage was in Leaving Las Vegas)

2nd part: sounds like what it looks like Sloth chewed on (Sloth, from the classic Goonies, looked like he had been chewing on rocks, and that sounds like COX)

Congratulations to Nick Cox on being invited to the 2014 TOP 12 and EVENT ELITE camp where only the best of the best Long Snappers in the country will be competing and learning!

Cox, Nick

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EVENT ELITE MEMBER #7

Congratulations to John Aloma (CA, ’16) on being selected to the 2014 Event Elite!

Here was your clue: EVENT ELITE member: he might have to go to social media court for this one to be adjusted and legal.

1st part:  EVENT ELITE member: he might have to go to social media court for this one to be adjusted and legal. (Aloma’s Twitter handle has been @Future_Top_12 for SEVERAL years  and now that he is part of it, he might have to adjust it since it is no longer the future but the now)

Congratulations to John Aloma on being invited to the 2014 TOP 12 and EVENT ELITE camp where only the best of the best Long Snappers in the country will be competing and learning!

Aloma, John

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College Camp

Every year, Chris Sailer Kicking and Rubio Long Snapping hold a college camp for all the kickers, punters and Long Snappers that are currently playing in college and/or headed to play in college. This summer, we simply could not find a suitable time to run one SO we are coming up with this plan….

any kicker, punter and/or Long Snapper that is currently in college and/or headed to college can come to any of our personal camps (IL, GA, NC, TX, CA, Underclassmen Invite Event) for free to learn and assist with younger specialists. This is a great way to knock off the rust, get ready for the season and inspire the next generation. You will get all of the instruction throughout the day, but simply won’t be able to partake in the competitions. Plus, it will require less travel, this summer, for the college athletes.

We will definitely try to create a block of time next summer for the College Camp but, until then, just contact Chris Sailer or myself prior to the camp and consider it done.

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Rubio Long Snappers Getting Shots in the NFL!

Rubio Long Snapping not only dominated the weekend in Las Vegas, it also dominated it across the country.

It turns out that five Rubio Long Snappers impressed the scouts enough on their pro days to get invited to camps across the country. I couldn’t be more proud of these guys and I know everyone is cheering them on.

  • Chris Maikranz (Lamar University) is headed to camp with the Houston Texans
  • Drew Howell (Oregon) is headed to camp with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • JR Carr (Tennessee) is headed to camp with the Washington Redskins
  • Trevor Gillette (Rice) is headed to camp with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
  • Ryan Iverson (Colorado) is headed to camp with the Detroit Lions.

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Target Scores from Vegas

Here are the scores from the Rubio Target at the 12th Annual National Snapping Spring Event in Las Vegas.

Each Long Snapper received the same test (12 variable punt snaps and 12 variable pat snaps). Highest possible score is a 48.

For more information, email Rubio@RubioLongSnapping.com

Name SCORE
Avantino, Nick 9
Alexander, Dylan 13
Aloma, John 29
Anderson, Koltin 9
Anthony, Enzo 5
Ashworth, Jeremy 13
Atkins, Connor 4
Badgley, Ryne 11
Bale, JT 23
Bancroft, Tommy 26
Becker, Hunter 0
Bertoni, Wesley 21
Block, Cody 17
Cadavieco, Marco 17
Calcagno, Joe 2
Cameron, Brandt 12
Cantrell, Dan 11
Carty, AJ 27
Cawley, Kendall  20
Charles DeRosier  2
Comaroto, Peter 21
Conrad, Kyle 12
Cox, Nick 10
Crum, Grant 19
Daggett, Bobby 11
Dalton Masters 13
Davidson, Callen 7
Davis, Kyle 11
Den Bleyker, Johnny 18
Diffee, Darren 27
Dilley, Fletcher 18
Dixon, Jack 10
Dorsett, Evan ——-
Drzik, Hunter 6
Durham, Nate 11
Eatherly, Geron 17
Epley, Tristan 19
Farnsworth, Wes 25
Farr, Ryan 19
Ferguson, Blake 19
Flethcer, Thomas 5
Foley, Matt 17
Freeman, Harrison 20
Freund, Fowler ——–
Gluhaich, Grant 24
Goebel, Harrison 24
Grant, Zac 16
Griffiths, Tyler 19
Hall, Mitch 21
Hamilton, Logan 23
Haney, Jack 9
Heidebreder, Cole 10
Hendrix, Caleb 9
Henley, Parker 7
Hernandez, Curtis 11
Hess, Jake 25
Hoffman, Harrison 17
Jacob Bettis 8
Jaffe, Grant 15
Jeronimo, Jesse 10
Johnson, Damon 17
Juelfs, Kael  
Kashner, Cole 15
Keller, Matt 19
King, Javier 7
Kirkegaard, Conner 19
Knight, Jake 26
Krause, Logan 9
Lawson, Erik 5
Lawver, Caleb  
Letter, Jon 11
Lloyd, Parker 4
Lowery, Brendan 12
Luavai, Ian 7
Lucas, Nathan 9
Lutzel, Chris 16
Madden, George 23
Magness, John 10
Mahorney, Jackson 19
Makowski, Ben 18
Manship, Cole 1
Marker, Jordan 4
Mast, Shiloh 15
McCaffrey, Chris 0
McCracken, Drew 20
McCullough, Liam 22
McMurry, Elias 13
Merickel, Tommy 19
Mesa, Jr, Paul 18
Meyer, Scott 16
Miller, Joe 2
Miller, Kenny 11
Mimoun, Jacob 9
Moon, Chaska 11
Morales, Steven 7
Munoz, Jake 16
Murguia, Melvin 17
Murphy, Christopher 15
Newberg, Thomas 11
Newton, Roderic 2
O’Connor, Kyle 9
Ober, Jordan 30
Oliviera, Matt 18
Ortega, Adrian 8
Parris, Ryan 7
Petrucci, Kyle 2
Phillips, Riley 21
Poujol, Michael 21
Propst, Jack 14
Ratliff Anthony 4
Reiter Donald 4
Richardson, Bodie 7
Richardson, Elijah 9
Richins, Kole 10
Riddle, Campbell 4
Roberts, Austin  
Robertson, Tanner 11
Robinson, Bradley 6
Royal, Greg 5
Sablan, Spencer 5
Sak, Hayden 14
Schoenberger, Zach 15
Scott, Colin 3
Shaffer, Corey 15
Shannon, John 18
Siegel, Sam 9
Simmons, Ryan 27
Slupski, Cain 8
Smith, Hunter 3
Smith, Nate 15
Somers, Sean 1
Song, Henry 10
Soto, Mike 12
Spence, Austin 12
Stotts, Garrett 17
Stubbs, Hayden 13
Taylor, Michael 18
Thompson, Tristan 4
Toothman, Andrew 8
Turner, Aaron 2
Urbach, Chase 11
Varga, Hunter 16
Vaughn, Jacob 3
Vera, Jr, Alonso 17
Walker, Nate 8
Walker, Ryan 4
Walsh, Koby 14
Walsh, Scott 6
Watkins, Bradley 5
White, Morgan 9
Whitehouse, Harley 12
Wilcox, Richard 4
Wilson, Garrett 7
Wirtel, Steven 17
Womac, Hunter 11
Wood, Camren 5
Workman, James  
Wright, Hunter 31

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Event Elite Member!

Congratulations to Hayden Sak on being selected to the 2014 Event Elite!

Here was your clue: Event Elite member: 1st part would make things hard to find if lost item was pointy + where a davenport would be then what fries come in

1st part would make things hard to find if lost item was pointy (needle in a HAYstack)
2nd part, where a davenport would be (Davenport is another name for a couch and a couch would be in a DEN)
3rd part, what fries come in, fries are potatoes and potatoes come in SAcK

Congratulations to Hayden Sak being invited to the 2014 TOP 12 and EVENT ELITE camp where only the best of the best Long Snappers in the country will be competing and learning!

Hayden Sak

 

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Happy Ranksgiving to the Long Snappers from the IL Camp on March 30th

The rankings are completed for ALL  Long Snappers that participated in the Rubio Long Snapping Camp in IL on March 30, 2014.

The IL camp was filled with greatness. Couple new Long Snappers showed up and the vets didn’t disappoint.

KEY POINTS:

  • My rankings are NOT done just from the Target
  • My rankings are NOT done from some mathematical formula.
  • My rankings ARE done by me and only me. That is why I am at all my camps.
  • My rankings are based off of this blog I wrote about what makes a Long Snapper great.
  • If you would like anything added to your profile page, simply email me (Rubio@RubioLongSnapping.com) the information and consider it done.
  • All Long Snappers are ranked after their first fall camp of their freshman year in high school.

A Long Snapper has the ability to adjust their ranking anytime I see them LIVE, not on video.

For the rankings, simply go the NEW RubioLongSnapping.com, rollover PLAYER RANKINGS, rollover which CLASS you are looking for, click that CLASS, click LONG SNAPPERS and find your name.

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Happy Ranksgiving to the Long Snappers from the GA Camp (3/2)

The rankings are completed for ALL  Long Snappers that participated in the Rubio Long Snapping Camp in GA on March 2, 2014.

The GA Camp never disappoints as they are solid from top to bottom. It’s almost like a mini-Vegas the talent is so strong.

KEY POINTS:

  • My rankings are NOT done just from the Target
  • My rankings are NOT done from some mathematical formula.
  • My rankings ARE done by me and only me. That is why I am at all my camps.
  • My rankings are based off of this blog I wrote about what makes a Long Snapper great.
  • If you would like anything added to your profile page, simply email me (Rubio@RubioLongSnapping.com) the information and consider it done.
  • All Long Snappers are ranked after their first fall camp of their freshman year in high school.

A Long Snapper has the ability to adjust their ranking anytime I see them LIVE, not on video.

For the rankings, simply go the NEW RubioLongSnapping.com, rollover PLAYER RANKINGS, rollover which CLASS you are looking for, click that CLASS, click LONG SNAPPERS and find your name.

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The List of Rubio Long Snappers (Continuously Updated)

Here is a list of colleges and universities that either currently have, or have had, a Long Snapper that has gone through Rubio Long Snapping: Abilene Christian, Adams St, Air Force, Akron, Alabama, Alabama A&M, Alabama Birmingham, Alcorn St, Appalachian St, Arizona, Arizona St, Arkansas, Arkansas St.,  Army, Assumption, Auburn, Augustana College, Aurora,  Austin College, Austin Peay, Ave Maria, Ball St., Baylor, Benedictine, Berry College, Boise St, Boston College, Bowling Green, Bucknall, Buffalo State, BYU, Cal Berkeley, Cal Lutheran, Cal Pennsylvania, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Campbell, Campbellsville, Carroll College, Carthage College, Central Arkansas, Central Connecticut St, Central Florida, Central Michigan, Central Missouri, Central Washington, Chapman, Chowan, Clemson, Colorado, Coastal Carolina, Colorado College, Colorado School of Mines, Colorado St. Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Davidson, Delaware, Delaware St, Delta St, Drake, Duke, Dupage, East Carolina, East Central, Eastern Illinois, Eastern Michigan, Eastern Kentucky, Elon, Emory and Henry, Florida, Florida Atlantic, Florida St, Fort Collins, Franklin, Fresno St, Furman, Gallaudet, Geneva, Georgetown College, Georgia, Georgia Military College, Georgia Southern, Georgia St, Gettysburg, Guilford, Hawaii, Henderson St, Hiram College, Houston, Howard, Humboldt St, Illinois, Illinois St, Illinois Wesleyan, Incarnate Word, Indiana, Indiana St, Indianapolis, Iona, Iowa, Iowa St, Iowa Wesleyan, Jacksonville St, Jamestown College, James Madison University, Kansas, Kansas St, Kansas Wesleyan, Kentucky, Kenyon, Lamar, Liberty, Linfield, Louisiana Lafayette, Louisiana Monroe, LSU, Louisiana Tech, Louisville, Marshall, Maryland, Memphis, Mercer, Mercyhurst, Mesa St, Miami, Miami of Ohio, Michigan, Michigan St, Mid Western St, Middle Tennesse St, Millsaps, Minot, Mississippi St, Missouri Valley, Montana, Morehead St, Morrisville St, Mount Union, Murray State, Navarro, Navy, Nebraska, Nevada Reno, New Mexico, New Mexico St, North Carolina, North Carolina at Charlotte, North Carolina St, North Greenville, North Texas, Northern Arizona, Northern Illinois, Northwestern, Northwestern Oklahoma, Notre Dame, Oauchita Baptist, Occidental, Ohio St, Ohio Wesleyan, Oklahoma, Oklahoma St, Old Dominion, Ole Miss, Olivet Nazarene University, Oregon, Oregon St, Pacific, Penn St., Pikeville, Pitt, Portland St, Prairie View A&M, Presbyterian College, Redlands, Rhode Island, Rice, Richmond, Rhodes College, Rochester, Rocky Mountain College, Rutgers, Sacramento St, Samford, Sam Houston St, San Diego St, San Jose St, Santa Barbara, Sewanee, Shepherd University, Shorter University, Siena Heights, Sir Wilfrid Laurier University, SMU, South Alabama, South Carolina, Southeast Missouri St, Southeastern Louisiana, Southern Mississippi, Southern Nazarene, Southern Utah, Southwest Baptist, Southwestern Oklahoma, St. Southern Virginia University, Norbert College, St. Olaf, Stanford, Stephen F. Austin, Syracuse, Tabor, Tarleton, TCU, Tennessee, Tennessee Chattanooga, University of Guelph (CAN), Temple, Tennessee Tech, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas A&M Commerce, Texas at San Antonio, Texas Tech, Toledo, Trinity, Truman St, Tulsa, UC Davis, UCLA UCONN, UNC Pembroke, University of Mary, UNLV, University of South Florida, Upper Iowa, USC, Utah, Utah St, UTEP, Vanderbilt, Villanova, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Washington, Washington St, Wesleyan, Western Carolina, Western Illinois, Western Kentucky, Western Michigan, Western New Mexico, Western St, West Virginia, West Virginia St., Wheaton College, Whitworth, Willamette, Wisconsin Lutheran, Wyoming, Yale and Youngstown St.

The following is a list of Long Snappers that Chris Rubio has worked with and assisted getting in and playing college football.

You could be next!

2014

  • Tanner Carew – Oregon
  • Ike Powell – Auburn
  • Wyatt Pfeifer – Western Michigan
  • Joel Baldwin – Mississippi St.
  • Zach Wade – Auburn
  • RC Brunstetter – NC State
  • Hayden Grover – Akron
  • Wyatt Smith – Colorado
  • Alan Lucy – Rutgers
  • Nate Adams – Maryland
  • Davis Winkie – Vanderbilt
  • CJ Keller – Stanford
  • Adam Vaught – Old Dominion
  • Seth Combs – Illinois St
  • Reid Buckingham – Emporia St.
  • Bronson Bruneau – Duke
  • Nate Hawkins – Navy
  • Tommy Sullivan – Air Force
  • Justin Garza – UC Davis
  • Kyle Murphy – North Carolina
  • Colin Duffy – Duke
  • Curtis Billen – Eastern Washington
  • Grant Hilton – UC Davis
  • JC Everett – Air Force
  • Andrew Ashe – NE Community College
  • Bobby Joe Nielsen – Midwestern State University
  • Brent Nicholson – Lamar
  • Chris Wilkerson – Stephen F. Austin
  • Cody Nelson – Northwestern St.
  • Damian Brinson – Louisiana College
  • Reese Randall – Kansas
  • AJ Brown – Kennesaw State
  • RC Brunstetter – NC State
  • Jacob Wasserman – Saint Mary’s University
  • Nathan Lucas – Colorado St.
  • Zach Moore – Southwestern Oklahoma St.
  • Matthew Schmidt – Furman
  • Gray Threadgill – Mississippi College
  • Clay Barton – Army
  • Austin Venable – NC A&T
  • Tripp Camp – East Carolina
  • Andrew Burtenshaw – Idaho St.
  • Jay Fleming – Grand Valley State
  • Thomas Price – Grove City College
  • Jacob Allen – Miles College
  • Sam Wilson – Quincy
  • Alex Boatman – Idaho
  • Zane Weekman – Campbell
  • James Ring – Macalester College
  • Chandler Rogers – University of San Diego
  • Warren Wynn – Georgetown
  • Jeremy Fischer – Chowan
  • Will-Parker Carter – Georgetown
  • Parker Subia – Kenyon College
  • Trevor Glover – Murray State
  • Mitch Hardy – Arkansas St
  • Connor Kelsey – Oregon St.
  • Bo Smith – Humboldt St.
  • Sam York – Ohio St.
  • Ethan Smith – Carroll College
  • Colton Oliver – East Carolina
  • Clayton Jackson – Kansas St.
  • Aaron Golub – Tulane
  • Jordan Frese – Texas A&M
  • Jake Davis – North Texas
  • Austin Alfaro – Trinity Valley College
  • Joe Lang – Washington St
  • Casey Wilson – Tennessee
  • Will Henrichs – Olivet Nazarene University
  • Andrew Robinson – Michigan
  • Zach Tolle – West Virginia State
  • Martin Diaz – Western Michigan
  • Niko Walsh – Temple
  • Austin Alfaro – Trinity Valley College
  • Jeremy Ingram – Shorter University
  • Tyler Fagan – Wheaton University
  • Matt Wolcott – James Madison University
  • Matthew Schrand – Iowa Wesleyan
  • Tyler Moore – TCU
  • Sean Brogan – Austin College
  • Corey McCullers – Troy
  • Eric Hann – Rocky Mountain College
  • Devin Melendez – Oregon
  • Jonathan Timmons – Sir Wilfrid Laurier University
  • Nathan Hines – Syracuse
  • Josh Elias – Oklahoma St.
  • Billy Loconsole – Augustana College (as of 4/20/14)

2013

  • Cole Mazza – Alabama
  • Gabriel Miller – Nebraska
  • Scott Sypniewski – Michigan
  • Mike Lizanich – Tulane
  • Nick Walter – Miami of Ohio
  • Trevor Morgan – Memphis
  • Chris O’Risky – Eastern Michigan
  • Trent Gow – Air Force
  • Chase Dominguez – Utah
  • Trey Lamastus – ULM
  • Tucker Etheridge – Louisiana Tech
  • Graydon Peterson – Dartmouth
  • Matt Cota – Boise St.
  • Justin Greene – Air Force
  • Chase McIntyre – Appalachian St.
  • Brendan Turelli – Wyoming
  • Adonis Smith – Air Force
  • Drake Pechous – Henderson St.
  • Austin Orr – Howard
  • Matthew Broome – Coastal Carolina
  • Zach Smith – Southern Cal
  • AJ Hantak – Eastern Illinois
  • Stewart Sherrill – Lenior Rhyne Univ.
  • Kaleb Smith – Oklahoma St.
  • John Wirtel – Kansas
  • Matthew Broome – Coastal Carolina
  • Jarrett Jacumin – Appalachian St.
  • Ty Carter – Rice
  • Shawn Murphy – Trinity International
  • Nick Sewak – Georgia Southern
  • Tyler Pinkowski – Western Michigan
  • David Riehle – South Dakota St.
  • Josh Jahnke – Southern Illinois
  • Tyler Jarvis – Western Carolina
  • Hunter Winstead – Liberty
  • Justin Vining – Georgia Military College
  • Andrew Ingram – Ouachita Baptist
  • Dallas Noriega – UAB
  • Jerred Sonneborn – Washington St.
  • Will Hertel – Mid American Nazarene
  • Alex Arnaud – Arizona
  • Emmett Odegard – UMASS
  • Murphy Allen – Florida Atlantic
  • Niko Walsh – New Mexico St.
  • Chase Wilson – Wake Forest
  • Matt Bayliss – University of Texas at San Antonio
  • Alex Julien – Aurora
  • Keaston Sinicki – North Carolina at Charlotte
  • Rocky Hogue – Sacramento St.
  • Andrew Earle – Rhodes College
  • Drew Williams – South Carolina
  • Johnathan Chandler – Guilford College
  • Ty Carter – Rice
  • Jason Diffee – Central Washington
  • Nick Berus – UMASS
  • Rocco Rasnic – Carthage College
  • Gaither Barker – Vanderbilt
  • Tyler Bailey – West Virginia Wesleyan
  • Hunter White – Berry College
  • Michael Steinbacher – North Carolina
  • Jacob Partridge – Emory and Henry
  • Josh Appel – Indiana St.
  • Derek Purvis – Southern Virginia University
  • Alex Bobos – Indianapolis
  • Brett Kassel – Occidental
  • Matt Boggs – TCU
  • Sam Boyd – Trinity
  • Jay Angelici-Walsh – Hiram College
  • Tim Hernandez – Sacramento St.
  • Alec Neinas – Colorado
  • Cory Blane – Old Dominion
  • Kevin Leblanc – University of Rochester
  • Jesse Neely – Carthage College
  • Parker Aquino – Buffalo State
  • Luke Hutchison – Washington

2012

  • Scott Daly – Notre Dame
  • Reid Ferguson – LSU
  • Chris Fitzpatrick – Northwestern
  • Conor Fry – North Carolina
  • Matt Cincotta – Marshall
  • Ceth Miller – Eastern Michigan
  • Joe Marvin – Penn St.
  • Easton Wahlstrom – Arizona St.
  • Trent Frix – Air Force
  • Kameron Canaday – Portland St.
  • Reed Miller – Stanford
  • Jacob Carr – North Greenville
  • Josh Antol – Navy
  • William Eads – Middle Tennessee
  • Hayden Neighbors – Campbell Univeristy
  • Jeff Overbaugh – San Diego St.
  • Grant Meersand – Hawaii
  • Greg Hohenstein – Bowling Green
  • JC Barefield – Jacksonville St
  • Daniel LaMontagne – Furman
  • Sodie Orr – Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
  • Justin Forrister – Georgia St.
  • Nick Brown – Texas A&M
  • Steven Romero – New Mexico
  • Brandon Greene – Air Force
  • Ryan Masel – Washington
  • Ben East – Mercer
  • Will Sharpton – Tennessee Chatanooga
  • Colton Taylor – Virginia Tech
  • Luke Burnham – Southern Miss.
  • Tucker Smith – MGCCC
  • Kyle Ashby – Texas
  • Cory Hawkins – Mercer
  • Jake Compton – Tulsa
  • Nolan Dowling – Western Kentucky
  • Dakota Melson – Eastern Illinois
  • Taybor Pepper – Michigan St.
  • Duke Moran – CAL
  • William Oldach – UCONN
  • Darrell Travis – Lousiana Tech
  • Nick Sharick – Tennesse
  • Jake Abraham – Georgia Southern
  • Tony Johnson – North Texas
  • Josh Ambeau – Ave Maria
  • Will Few – Ole Miss
  • Cory Cheadle – Kansas St
  • Ryan DiSalvo – San Jose St
  • John De Palma – West Virginia
  • Zack Cooper – Gettysburg
  • Shane Baumann – Western New Mexico
  • Matt Wicklein – Shepherd University
  • Nick Traub – Ball St.
  • Jakey Dunagan – Morehead St.
  • Leonard Skubal – Boston College
  • Daniel Brooke – Abilene Christian
  • David Estes – Presbyterian College
  • Forrest Stevens – Northern Arizona
  • Taylor Speaks – Eastern Kentucky
  • Matt Doherety – St. Norbert College
  • Willy Wright – Sewanee
  • Aaron Held – Montana
  • Jared Torres – New Mexico St
  • Nick Dooley – UTEP
  • Rey Higuera – Arizona St.
  • Matt Poulin – Howard
  • Randy Sue – Cal Lutheran
  • Alec Hulmes – East Carolina
  • Brent Nicholson – Navarro College
  • TJ Piwowarski – Redlands
  • Michael McGarry – St. Olaf
  • John Godfrey – Ball St.
  • Joseph Smith – Delta St
  • Ryan Eustace – Arkansas St
  • Bobby Geibler – North Texas
  • Brian Hittner – Hawaii

2011

  • Scott Thompson – NC State
  • Peter McBride – USC (Southern Cal)
  • Harrison Elliott – Air Force
  • Samuel Rodgers – Syracuse
  • Mike Crispi – Elon
  • Nick Boyle – Delaware
  • Zach Ewan – Wyoming
  • Rick Lovato – Old Dominion
  • Michael Quick – Coastal Carolina
  • Joe Sable – Prairie View A&M
  • David Layman – Southwest Baptist
  • Tanner Gibas – Kansas
  • Stone Monarch – Toledo
  • Sean McNally – Miami, FL
  • Bryce Haynes – Ohio St.
  • Will Hertel – Trinity
  • Kyle Holetz – U of Mary
  • Brett Heimrich – Appalachian St
  • Ron Wroble – Samford
  • Alex Trujillo – Fort Collins
  • Duncan Koonce – Texas A&M Commernce
  • Joshua Hensley – Lindsay Wilson Univ.
  • Chad Sharp – Jacksonville St
  • Jay Weneta – UCLA
  • Dallas Noriega – Arizona St
  • Alex Howdeshell -Central Missouri
  • Joe Collins – Mesa St.
  • Luke Sims – Iowa St.
  • Matt Giampapa – Michigan St.
  • Daniel MacDonald – University of Guelph, Canada
  • Jake David – Franklin
  • Will Hertel – Kansas Wesleyan
  • Chris Longo – UCLA
  • CT  Moorman – Auburn
  • Grant Ellington – Drake
  • Alan D’Appollino – Arkansas
  • CJ Struyk – East Carolina
  • Nick Monaghan – Western Michigan
  • Brandon Taylor – LSU
  • Andrew Zorn – Colorado School of Mines
  • Jake Banta – Alabama Birmingham
  • Clark Gardner – BYU
  • Kelly Mason – Kentucky
  • David Murphy – Pitt
  • Jake Guidry – Louisiana Lafayette
  • Matt Dooley – Indiana
  • Jim Brown – Clemson
  • Ryan Saparto – Washington St.
  • Tanner Vogler – Western Carolina
  • John Sheperdson – Cal
  • Dakota Shackleton – Boise St.
  • Derek O’Dell – Chapman
  • Seth Arnold – Kentucky
  • Mike Kaiser – New Mexico St.
  • Anthony Tataseo – Cornell
  • David Burdestsky – University of South Florida
  • Charlie Richards – Virginia
  • Matt Wilkinson – Alabama
  • Austin Tubbs – Stanford
  • Kevin Keane – Ohio Wesleyan
  • Alex Den Bleyker – Washington St.
  • Nolan Frese – Houston
  • Josh Elias – Washington St.
  • Richard Kersten – Illinois
  • Charlie Avila – Mount Union
  • Dylan Jackson – Whitworth
  • Scotty Cooper – Pacific
  • Mark Hutchinson – Utah St.
  • Jos Oria – College of Dupage
  • Kevin Marley – Old Dominion
  • Ryan Kolka – Iowa
  • Cade Oliver – Arkansas St.
  • Zack Young – Indiana
  • Nathan Gibbs – Youngstown St.
  • Winston Chapman – Mississippi St
  • Max Priestly – Abiline Christian
  • Tim Jurgonski – Siera Heights
  • Glen Haisley – Prairie View A&M

2010

  • Chase Gorham – Arizona
  • Bobby Dunn – Air Force
  • Kyle Wittenauer – Yale
  • Drew Howell – Oregon
  • Joe Cardona – Navy
  • Hayden Renning – Northern Arizona
  • Blake Dunham – North Texas
  • Duncan Dickerson – Columbia
  • Will Denny – Ole Miss
  • Danny Adams – Eastern Kentucky
  • Kyle Smith – Indianapolis
  • Alex Freeman – Texas A&M
  • Chris Maikranz – Lamar
  • Jeff Goyette – Bucknell
  • Brandon Oswald – Colorado School of Mines
  • Grant Donovan – Louisville
  • Benjamin Mallouky – Davidson
  • Trevor Steele – Incarnate Word
  • Josh Whitehouse –  Pikeville College
  • Matt Anderson – Western Illinois
  • Trevor Gillette – Rice
  • Zach Lover – Campbell University
  • Kevin Carrington – Air Force
  • Nate Matteson – Western State College
  • Drew Johnson – Sam Houston St.
  • Hunter Hale – Mid Western St.
  • Troy Whalen – Oregon St.
  • Walt Sparks – Richmond
  • Austin Cole – South Alabama
  • Ryan Iverson – Colorado
  • Brandon Grinstead – Nevada Reno
  • Joe St. Germain – Virginia Tech
  • Alex Chester – Texas Tech
  • Matt Fortin – Virginia
  • Forrest Hill – Auburn
  • Beau Palin – Yale
  • Jordan Brasher – Middle Tennessee State
  • Charlie Booth – Illinois St
  • Jonathan Wallunas – SMU
  • Drew Ferris – Florida
  • Andrew Thompkins – Tenn Tech
  • Austin Tallant – Chowan University
  • James Groff – Gallaudet University
  • Ethan Hall – Minot State
  • Mike Morovick – Oregon St.
  • Corey Spegal – Mercyhurst College
  • Gene Glenn – Northwestern Oklahoma
  • Andrew East– Vanderbilt
  • Scott Teal – Central Florida
  • Andrew Suter – Oklahoma St.
  • Jeffrey Telles – San Jose St.
  • Reed Gordon – Mississippi State
  • John Hussey – SMU
  • Charlie Coggins – East Carolina
  • Jake Foster – Wisconsin Lutheran
  • Mike Famiglietti – Western Michigan
  • Jared Loewen – Santa Barbara
  • Robbie Horrell – Rutgers
  • Adam Mueller – UCONN
  • Trevor Moles – Eastern Washington
  • Cary Kriegsman – Cal Berkeley
  • Brandon Koletsky – San Diego St.
  • Tyler Allen – East Central University
  • Marcus Santa Cruz –Baylor
  • Alex Guzzi – New Mexico St.
  • Brandon Tett – Oregon
  • Zach Koepp – Washington St.

2009

  • Josh Keyt – Indiana
  • Michael Brodsky – Tulsa
  • Stephen Barrera – Texas A&M
  • Eric Tausch – TCU
  • Philip Doumar – Florida State
  • Jordan Cowart – Notre Dame
  • Evan Jacobsen – New Mexico
  • Kody Johnston – Texas A & M
  • Kevin Rowe – Central Washington
  • Sebastian Sica – Northern Arizona
  • Salanoa Galeai – Louisiana Monroe
  • Davis Moore – Emory and Henry
  • Daniel Herrington – Central Arkansas
  • Connor Sinko – Oklahoma St
  • Glenn Kolbrenner – UCONN
  • Kirby O’Meara – Central Arkansas
  • Colton Dickinson – Southwestern Oklahoma State University
  • Jake Lembke – Auburn
  • Joey Waters – UC Davis
  • Kyle Coccoza – Assumption College
  • Mack Lloyd – North Carolina
  • Dustin Phillips – Old Dominion
  • Jonathan Mullinix – California Pennsylvania University
  • Justin Carnes – Kansas
  • Kirk Nakama – Western Michigan
  • Denver Garrett – Southern Nazarene University
  • Charlie Knipper – University of Iowa
  • Matt Gore – University of Louisiana Lafayette
  • Steven Steinmetz – UCONN
  • Michael White – East Carolina
  • Andy Allison – Old Dominion
  • Ryan Eich – Illinois Wesleyan University
  • Chris Roberson – Boise St.
  • Jake Rawlins – Western Michigan
  • JR Carr – Tennessee
  • Michael Marusa – Cal Lutheran
  • Curt Graman – Michigan
  • Robert White – North Greenville
  • Tyler Bills – Oregon St.
  • Apollo Nestoras – Chapman
  • Bryan West – Stephen F. Austin
  • Mike Yerry – UNC Pembroke
  • Greg Parcher – Maryland
  • Blake Coddington – Tennessee Chatanooga
  • Nick Bear – South Alabama
  • Brandon Gabbard – SE Missouri St.
  • Alex Mitchell – Alabama
  • Steven Patterson – Oregon

2008

  • Aaron Brewer – SDSU – Denver Broncos
  • Matt Rios – Cal Berkeley
  • Matt Wigley – San Jose State
  • George Morales – Michigan
  • Ty Frix – Georgia
  • Dax Dellenbach – Auburn
  • Zach Taylor – Oregon
  • Mike Zupancic – Eastern Michigan – New England Patriots
  • Scott Albritton – Colorado St.
  • Brian Bennyhoff – Central Michigan
  • Steve Calloway – Nebraska
  • Dakota Zimmerman – Iowa St.
  • Jeff Palmer – Oregon
  • Tommy Ohmart – Arizona St.
  • Jackson Wehmeyer – Air Force
  • Greg Eagle – Truman State
  • Patrick Greene – Utah
  • Michael Johnson – Ole’ Miss
  • Brad Lind – Elon University
  • Sean Flaherty – Boston College
  • Louie Capra – Texas A & M Commerce
  • Will Butts – Memphis
  • Carson Tinker – Alabama – Jacksonville Jaguars
  • Daniel Martinez – University of Mary
  • Tanner Hedstrom – Colorado St.
  • Nick Brewer – Arkansas
  • Frank Monteforte – Morrisville St.
  • Randall Arbuckle – Oklahoma St.
  • Chris Teich – Henderson St.
  • Jordan Allred – Central Connecticut St.
  • Brandon Akerman – Linfield College
  • Gar Chappelear – Ohio St.
  • Tony Bellan – Millsaps College
  • Chris Jarmon – Colorado College
  • Jason Bertoni – Arizona
  • Kevin Farmer – Washington St.
  • Braedyn Eagle – Portland St.
  • Chris Kirkegaard – Idaho St.
  • Josh Cochran – Alcorn St.
  • Harrison Whigtsil – Arkansas
  • Mark Egbert – Southern Utah
  • Logan Hord – Jamestown College
  • CJ Morley – UNLV
  • Eric Acosta – Howard University
  • Devin Johnson – Rhode Island
  • Shawn Lawson – Tarleton St.
  • Cory Johnson – Houston
  • Steven Hanzlovich – Iowa
  • Jordan Van Royen – Wyoming

2007

  • Corey Adams – Kansas St. – Dallas Cowboys
  • Marc Yerry – Oklahoma St.
  • Rhett Richardson – Arkansas
  • Marcus Perry – Oregon St.
  • Shane Peterlin – Dartmouth
  • Collin Carroll – Virginia Tech
  • Robert Moore – Central Connecticut St.
  • Joe Doyle – Illinois St.
  • Brendan Lopez – Michigan
  • Adam Gaston – Southern Mississippi
  • Nolan Owen – Northern Illinois
  • Timothy Downs – Maryland
  • Bobby Shepard – Fresno St.
  • David Zaske – Syracuse
  • Andrew Davis – Georgia
  • Chadd Owen – Upper Iowa
  • Shawn Brevig – Adams St.
  • Neal Dahlman – Bowling Green
  • Sean Morrison – Oklahoma
  • Troy Kokjohn – North Texas
  • Richie Wick – Missouri Valley
  • Chris Ivory – Miami (FL)
  • Scott Stone – Portland St.
  • Ben Cutler – Tabor College
  • Cole Douglas – Willamette
  • John Pace – BYU
  • Ryan McDaniel – Southeastern Louisiana University

2006

  • Brandon LongRice
  • Christian Yount –UCLA – Cleveland Browns
  • Danny Morovick –Washington
  • Justin Drescher –Colorado – New Orleans Saints
  • Jack Geiser –Boston College
  • Jarin Giesler –Delaware St.
  • Brian Heath –Sacramento State
  • Todd Leichtfuss –Alabama A & M
  • Matt Purvis – Iowa State
  • Daniel Weedman – Campbellsville University
  • Tommy O’Brien – Northern Illinois
  • PJ Tobyansen – UCLA
  • Corey Gibas – Texas A & M
  • Barrett Reynolds – Arkansas
  • Scott Aguiar – Arkansas
  • Wallace McLaurin– Ole Miss
  • Jake Jondle– UC Davis
  • Alex Shackelton – Michigan State
  • Ricky Wolder – Arizona
  • John Warren – Tulsa
  • Jacob O’Hair – LSU
  • Ryan Pedersen – North Carolina
  • Nick Emfinger – Arkansas St.
  • Kekula Victorino – Boise St.
  • Timothy Smith – Southeast Missouri St.
  • Zach Enyeart – Washington State University

2005

  • Justin Humphrey – Sam Houston State
  • Jeremy Jonas – Army
  • Mason Frakes – Villanova
  • Norbie Juist– Houston
  • Mark Sunga – Oregon
  • Zach Allen – Oklahoma St.
  • Kayl Anderson – Kansas
  • Joe Doyle – Benedictine College
  • Nick Sundberg – Cal – Washington Redskins
  • Nathan McBride – Nebraska

2004

  • Casey Hales– Duke
  • Cory Davis – Texas A&M
  • Tyler Schmitt – SDSU – Seattle Seahawks
  • Jon Weeks – Baylor
  • Jeremy Branch – Rutgers
  • JJ Maxwell – Iona
  • Greg Titiriga – Fresno St.

2003

  • Will Collins – USC
  • Edward Douglas – UCLA
  • Jon O’Brien – New Mexico
  • Edward Avila – Fresno State
  • Grant Izokovich – San Jose St.

1173

The Parent of a Long Snapper

At first, you were confused. You were definitely no expert on football, but you did know the basics. And, within those basics, you knew that no one actually wanted to be a long snapper. So, when your 8th grade son came up to you and said he might want to go to a long snapping camp, you were baffled. You were going to be the parent of a long snapper?

You remember the moment like it was yesterday. Your son, who was always a decent athlete, guided you through the website (yes, an actual site devoted to long snapping) as though he had studied it for hours. He knew all the ins and outs of the site, he was trying to “hook” you into registering him. You appeased your sons zeal. You still weren’t sure on the whole process until Bruce came over. Bruce was your son’s best friend. They had been friends ever since they had the same kindergarten teacher. Your son was the good athlete who was very intelligent while Bruce was a very good soccer player that had more looks than common sense. Wits aside, Bruce was a great kid that always landed on his feet (and used them). Anyway, he came over (during the long snapping propaganda ceremony that your son was putting on) and chimed in.

Bruce was actually going to the same camp, but as a kicker. Your son and Bruce were both headed off to high school and already had planned how to stay united. Since the local high school’s soccer team was, to put it nicely, sub-par, Bruce decided to forgo soccer and just become a kicker for the football team. Bruce would be the kicker and your son would the snapper. It was perfect. They were inseparable off the field and now would be the same on the field as well. You were going to be a parent of a long snapper?

You caved after hours of persistence from your son and Bruce (actually like ten minutes). You sent your soon to be high schooler off with Bruce to the camp. Bruce went to his side of the field, your son went to his. Bruce learned how to kick, your son learned how to snap. You were becoming a parent of a long snapper?

This went on for years. Camp after camp. To say the process was smooth is not accurate. The first year, the coach couldn’t care less about your son and his “position” on the team. For Bruce, it was not much better. Freshman teams aren’t really a juggernaut on offense so there were little opportunities for the two boys to shine. That, and the fact that your boy was, average at best with his snapping, made life a bit tough during snapping season (which is year round).

Sophomore year was big for the boys…well, a boy. Bruce really grew physically and with his kicking. Puberty high-fived him and guided him into the weight room where he put on about twenty pounds of muscle that he used simply for kicking. He was becoming a monster on campus and on the field. Even though, he was “only” a kicker, he was still regarded as “that guy” on the team. Bruce, only a sophomore, was already starting to dominate the kicking camps. Life was good, no great, for him.

For your son, things were more challenging. Puberty eluded him at first. A tad thin, gawky even, your boy simply couldn’t put on weight. Muscle was not even close to hitting his frame. You would have been happy with even some fat. Nothing would stick to his bones. Frustrated was an understatement. The one thing that kept your son going: his snapping. He kept at the camps, he worked on his form, he loved the camaraderie. He was part of a group…almost a gang. You met parents. You didn’t mind the camps. It was becoming fun for you as well. You were becoming a parent of a long snapper?

Junior year flew by and so did the notion of your son being thin. He filled out very well and looked like an athlete. Camps became more frequent and social media allowed you to stay connected to other parents of long snappers. You even became very good friends with Bruce’s parents. It was hard not to since the boys were always together and you had a common denominator to discuss. Bruce’s recruiting took off, he flourished at the kicking camps and was even offered a couple scholarships to major universities. All the while, your son snapped the ball to “the star.” Bruce was the stud kicker and your son was “the kid who snapped it to Bruce.”

As popular as Bruce became at school, on the recruiting sites and on blogs, he never forgot your son and how “his” key plays during the game, started. Bruce knew were the play started. Your son and Bruce practiced non-stop throughout the year. Your son snapped the footballs, a random kid would hold and Bruce would kick it long and far. Day in and day out, week in and week out, camp after camp, Bruce and your son were a team. You were the parent of a long snapper.

Senior year comes along and wouldn’t you know it, your son’s football team was doing well, very well. Games were like parties, everyone knew about Bruce and you were part of the whitewash. The crowd cheered for every kick like it was a game winner. No matter if it was a P.A.T. or a 50 yarder, the other parents roared congratulations to Bruce’s parents after each and every time Bruce was on the field. You sat right next to them and congratulated them just as everyone else did. And, after every kick, which, of course meant a great snap from your son, Bruce’s parents, almost in unison, would look your way and simply mouth the words “thank you.” They never said it out loud, but you knew they meant it from the bottom of the hearts. They knew their son’s success was directly correlated to all the time Bruce and your son spent together at camps, on the field and watching games on TV. There was no kick made without a snap. You were the parent of a long snapper.

Well, wouldn’t you know it, the team made the championship game. Everyone was excited, BEYOND excited. The kids, school and the town were overflowing with excitement. Everyone wanted to see a perfect game. Unfortunately, Mother Nature couldn’t care less. The early December game meant chance for rain and that seemed to be simply what would happen on that Saturday night.

Your son and Bruce did some extra practice that week. You and Bruce’s father went with them. You both created as many wild scenarios as possible. Nothing would surprise them. By Wednesday, when the weather report made it clear that rain would be a legit possibility, you even brought a gallon of water to saturate the footballs so your son could simulate a wet snap. Your son was not a fan of this drill and never really could manage to create his perfect snap. You were definitely the parent of a Long Snapper.

Now it is game night and the weather was cooperating, thus far. It was cold, very cold, but no rain at all. Back and forth, back and forth, back and forth is how the score went all game long. The teams were very evenly matched. You were a quiet fan, but even found yourself cheering out loud at several points in the game.

The game came down to the final five minutes and wouldn’t you know it, the sky decided to open up and cleanse the players. When the first drop hit your jacket, your heart sunk fifty miles and you couldn’t breathe. On cue, your son looked up at you and you could see him swallow and look at you with his big, brown eyes. His look seemed to say “Not this, anything but this. Please dad, make the rain stop.” Your eyes welled up, emotions grabbed you, there was nothing you could do expect yell to him, “You got this!” You are the parent of a Long Snapper.

The rain came down in buckets. It seemed to increase by the minute. The game become sloppy. No one had any footing, no one could run, no one could throw, it was becoming ugly. Somehow, the football gods blessed your son’s team and allowed them a big run off the right tackle. The running back burst off the end and was gone for a 60 yard pickup. He eventually was brought down on the opposing team’s ten yard line. Everyone was so excited, they barely realized the clock was almost out. There were three seconds left. There was time for one play from the ten yard line.

The coach was not an ignorant man. He motioned for Bruce. You saw it, Bruce’s parents saw it. You looked at each other. Emotions overflowing. You all nodded at the same time with the look of “here we go.” Your boy looked at you, you heart was pounding, The rain was pouring and that only added to the wetness coming from your eyes. You tried to remain strong for your son’s sake. It was almost too much.

All the years of training, all the hours, all the camps, should make this moment easy for your son and Bruce. Your son set up on the ball, the overly saturated ball, he wiggled his fingers. You knew his routine, you were the parent of a Long Snapper.

The snap came out quickly, it was not a tight spiral. You gulped. Your worst nightmare. Time stopped. The ball rotated. The ball flew over the holder’s outstretched arms. You almost vomited. You felt a thousand eyes look at you. You tried to stay focused on your son. You didn’t look anyone in the eyes. You felt as though you were spiraling into an abyss. Your son just had a bad snap.

Trying to avoid every fan’s eyes, you finally caught a glimpse of your son and noticed a yellow flag on the field. You hoped, you prayed, for it to be on the other team. It was! It turns out the nose guard illegally hit your son just before the snap and that is what caused the wayward snap. You looked around and noticed no one was looking at you now. Bruce’s parents patted you on the back. You got closer to them. You and them, just like Bruce and your son, were a team.

The game winning kick cleared the field goal posts easily. Your son’s snap was perfect. It was just like the countless other snaps you had seen him execute at camps, in the garage, in the front driveway, in the backyard, in the street and on the field. You are the parent of a Long Snapper.

The crowd swarmed Bruce’s parents in the crowd and as they made their way onto the field. It was a mass of humanity and it converged on to the hero of the game, Bruce. Hundreds of people chanted his name, they lifted him up, he won the game. He made the game winning kick. He won the championship. He did it all.

You avoided the masses and went to the spot on the field where your son snapped the ball. He was there, waiting for you. You hugged him as hard as anyone ever held someone they loved and were proud of. As you opened your eyes filled with tears, you caught Bruce’s parents looking at you. They were just twenty yards away but it might as well have been twenty miles. You were with your son, the Long Snapper, isolated from everyone and they were with their son, the kicker, the hero of the game, being mobbed by hundreds. Twenty yards away, your eyes met and you clearly saw Bruce’s parents, who clearly understood the process, mouth the words to you, “Thank you!”

You ARE the parent of the Long Snapper.

Rubio Long Snapping is, by far, the biggest and best resource for Long Snappers in the country. Rubio has been featured in the Washington Post, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the USA Today, Deadspin and countless other publications.

Offering the best instruction and most exposure in the world, Rubio Long Snapping can help you to become the best snapper you can be!

In just 14 years, Chris Rubio, President and Owner of Rubio Long Snapping, has become the #1 Long Snapping instructor in the country and the go-to man when a college coach needs a Long Snapper. Colleges from across the country rely on “Rubio’s” word day in and day out on who the best Long Snappers are in the country. Rubio Long Snapping has assisted in over 1,000 Long Snappers earning full scholarships and preferred walk-on opportunities to major colleges and universities just for Long Snapping and many into the NFL as well.

1766

Should College Football Players Be Compensated?

My local paper, The Lewiston Tribune, asked me to write an article on my opinion about the whole unionization of college football and if college football players should be paid. Here it is…..

It’s about time!

That was my reaction when I saw the Northwestern University football team won the right to form a union. The Nation Labor Relations Board made a groundbreaking decision that will impact college athletics for years to come.

Right off the bat, I will tell you that I am biased on this topic. I played football at UCLA in the mid to late 1990s. I have been on the other size of Oz’s curtain and I know what it is like.

I have had this argument (should college athletes get paid, do they deserve more, etc.) with friends and family in the past and will have it many more times in the future.

Bottom line, YES, I do believe college football players should get paid and be able to form a union to protect themselves. If they don’t, who will?

The NCAA? Not too sure I would jump on their shoulders and cheer too loud for them. They say it isn’t about the money but, in reality, it’s all about the money. On every angle you look at this topic, it’s all about the money.

If it is not about the all-mighty dollar, why do universities sell jerseys with their team’s top players’ numbers on them? Why not just wipe out that process altogether and sell No. 00 jerseys? Answer: No one would wear that number because it’s not related to a college athlete.

The colleges and universities know they aren’t selling jerseys; they are selling their top QB, RB or DL. It’s obvious. It’s too obvious.

It’s also obvious the top athletes who are making the colleges millions don’t see one dime of the money. Nothing.

How many No. 2 football jerseys do you think Texas A&M sold prior to Johnny Manziel’s last two highlighteel seasons? I would bet none.

Now, how much money do you think they estimate Manziel has brought in to the university in less than two years?

Ready for the answer … $37 million! All money that the university would have never seen had it not been for their star athlete playing the game of football.

And that money will keep on coming into the college while he plays in the NFL because he attracted fans and fans spend money. The more fans, the more they will spend and the more the school will spend to make the school look better (FYI: Texas A&M is about to finish adding 20,000 more seats to its stadium) and attract more boosters and students.

Go ahead and check to see schools’ application numbers after they do well in football. They always rise because the school gets more television exposure and students want to go to a wellecognized school with a winning team.

But the argument goes, a kid in college shouldn’t get that money since they are usually not very mature and would blow it right away. Fine, put it away and give it to them when they are off to the pros or graduate (that will really pick up graduation rates). I am all for that and think it could easily work.

One argument is that football players get paid by having their education covered and even a scholarship check to boot. There are a lot of holes in this argument.

Yes, just like a student on academic scholarship, a football player’s schooling is paid for. That is where the correlation ends.

You see, a student on academic scholarship has to be a top-tier student. That is all. Don’t get in trouble, keep your grades up and represent the university well and you’re good. Plus, they have the ability to get a job when they are not in class.

A football player on scholarship has to do all of those things, without having time to get a job AND has to play football. Big deal you say? It’s just a game you say?

Think about it like this, an average college football player’s schedule looks something like this during season …

  • Work out at 6 a.m.
  • Class from 8 a.m. to noon
  • Physical therapy from 1 to 2 p.m.
  • Meetings from 2 to 3 p.m.
  • Practice from 3 to 6 p.m.
  • Training table (mandatory dinner with the team) from 7 to 8 p.m.
  • Tutoring from 8 to 10 p.m.
  • Do it all again the next day.

A college football player simply has no time for anything else. They don’t have time for a job. No job means no money.

But they get scholarship checks from the university, you say? That check is nothing. It is so bad that even the NCAA admits that a “full scholarship” does not cover the basic necessities for a college athlete. My check at UCLA back in the late ’90s was approximately $800 per month. My rent alone was $450. After bills and food, there was NEVER any money left. Trust me, I was not buying anything crazy or anything at all. I wasn’t going to Disneyland every day, or ever. Without help from a parent, a football player on scholarship doesn’t survive.

With inflation and rent price increases, this check has increased to around $1,300 now. Ask any player living in L.A., and this barely covers rent and a few bills and meals.

In doing research for this piece, I spoke with several current college athletes and every single one said what they get is not even close to enough. They often will go without eating meals in order to save money to make sure the bills are paid. (fyi: since this article was written, the NCAA has adjusted to allow unlimited meals to college athletes less than two weeks after Connecticut guard and Final Four Most Outstanding Player Shabazz Napier made headlines by saying he often goes to bed starving)

One must wonder if the heads of the universities athletic departments or the NCAA are having to skip breakfast in order to make sure they have gas in their car to get to job/practice?

My bet is no.

Can you see how much time the athlete must dedicate to football? This is why they are so adamant about getting to be a union. So they can have some rights. So they can eventually get some compensation for being on the field and getting beat up all year long and risk life-altering injuries.

Anyone can do it? Not true. Only a certain few have the ability to do it.

To be a college athlete, to maintain the highest standards on the field and in the classroom takes a special person and that special person should be fairly compensated and protected.

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New Rubio Long Snapping Target

Over the past decade, I have been using the Rubio Long Snapping Target at all my camps and events across the country.

At regional camps, the Long Snappers go through a bracket type competition while at my Vegas Events, they go through a much more intense full on testing format where they compete against all and not just one other Long Snapper.

At every camp, I have noticed the Long Snappers keep getting better and better (mostly because they are coming younger and younger) and, in turn, the scoring on The Target has gone through some major changes. Battles in the bracket style format go much quicker (not a lot of wasted opportunity) and the overall scores in Vegas have skyrocketed.

A top score in Vegas used to be in the low teens and not is not an uncommon to see high teens, low 20’s, high 20’s or even in the 30’s. This is just crazy. I mean really insane.

Finally, after speaking it over with Chris Sailer of Chris Sailer Kicking and some of my senior staff members, I have decided The Target needed to be revamped. This new target will make things a bit more difficult but I do believe it will give me more of a true feeling of the abilities of each and every Long Snapper that goes head to head with it. It won’t be about simply hitting the target. It will be about hitting the exact spots a Long Snapper should be hitting.

Scoring will also be adjusted with a 3 pointer will be only in red areas and 2 pointer only in yellow. No points for in between any more.

I know some (many) of you might be flipping out right now but I truly believe this is for the best and you will be fine. Trust me.

With no further adieu, I present to you, the new Rubio Long Snapping Target for the rest of 2014 (take some time to really inspect every aspect of it and it’s gloriousness) and beyond…..

April Fools Target

UPDATE: PLEASE CHECK BOTTOM LEFT HAND CORNER OF PICTURE OF NEW RUBIO TARGET:)

1497

12th Annual Spring Event Info

The 12th Annual National Snapping Spring Event in Las Vegas, NV run by Rubio Long Snapping is a little over a month away.  While many Long Snappers are taking this time of year off, those that seriously want to play in college and know what it takes are working harder and smarter than ever.  Those dedicated Long Snappers will be in Las Vegas on May 10-11, 2014 ready to impress and gain the most valuable national exposure in the nation.

Here is some useful information for those attending and those that are still considering attending…

  • It is open to all. This NOT an invite only camp. This camp offers a great experience to kickers, punters, and long snappers of all levels.  Expect a wide range of talent from beginners to the best of the best from around the world in the Classes of 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, Junior Colleges and 4-Year Transfer Students.  The best of the best, The “Event Elite”, selected from the Spring Event will be invited to attend the “TOP 12″ and “Event Elite” Camp in June. To attend, just email Rubio@RubioLongSnapping.com
  • Event Date: May 10-11, 2014
  • Arrive Friday May 9th.  The earlier that you arrive, the more well rested you will be for the weekend.
  • Plan on being at camp until 5PM Sunday May 11th.  There is no way of knowing if you will make the Finals Round Sunday until you and all other participants have completed the initial round of charting Sunday morning.  Whether you make the Finals Round or not, you should plan on staying on watching the Finals Round.  Get the full experience from the camp!
  • Friday Small Group Sessions (3:00 – 4:00 & 4:00 – 5:00) are OPTIONAL.  These were designed to knock some rust off, get rid of jet lag legs, and gain confidence heading into Saturday.  If you can make it, I highly recommend you attend. To register, just email Rubio@RubioLongSnapping.com.
  • Location: Las Vegas Outdoor Soccer 1400 N. Rampart Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89128
  • There is no bleacher seating.  Bring chairs or buy some cheap chairs if you would like to sit while you watch.

Why May? May is also known as “Evaluation Period” for college coaches.  This is a very HOT time for recruiting for all classes.  May offers maximum exposure.  Chris Sailer and myself will be handing 100′s of calls after this event.  Recruiting Boards will be set based on results and our evaluations.  Want to be offered a scholarship at those college camps this summer?  Attending this camp is how they will know about you!

  • The 12th Annual National Snapping Spring Event gives you a chance to make the “Event Elite”.  There is NO set number of specialists that will be selected.  The number selected is based on the number of participants that can compete at that VERY HIGHEST LEVEL.  They will be selected to join the “TOP 12″ at the most prestigious Invite Only Camp in the world…The TOP 12 & EVENT ELITE CAMP.
  • Think you are good enough to make the “Event Elite” well now is the chance to prove it.
  • It is no surprise that from the 12th Annual National Snapping Event in January that the “TOP 12″ are already getting major attention and full scholarship offers.  Who will be next?
  • The Spring Event in NOT an Invite Only Camp.
  • Come prepared to enjoy your experience.  Do NOT put to much pressure on yourself.  Come with open eyes and ears.  Learn from your instructors and your peers.  Look around and take it all in.  Watch other groups.  Watch the college and pro demo.  Attend the Meetings.  There are so many things to learn and that you can and will benefit from if you take advantage.  Leave the camp with goals and a motivation to work harder than ever!

SCHEDULE

  • Saturday – Instructional Day.  You will get plenty of reps.  Pace yourself.  There will be a lot of live snapping. Your group numbers will be emailed to you about a week prior to camp.
  • Sunday – Competition Day.  You will be charted.  You will be filmed. You will be tested. You will be timed.  Your competition start time will be assigned to you at Check-In Saturday.
  • Saturday Meetings are the the Group Rate Hotel – JW Marriott.  I highly advise that participants and their parents attend.  Get there early and enjoy. To book your hotel room.  CLICK HERE

WHY

  • What makes Rubio Long Snapping the best in the business?  1st National Camp Ever for Long Snappers.
  • Chris Rubio is physically at EVERY camp associated with Rubio Long Snapping.
  • Chris Rubio is the ONLY one that handles the evaluations and rankings for the Long Snappers.  Same holds true for Chris Sailer with the kickers and punters with Chris Sailer Kicking.
  • Talk to any college coach in America or any Long Snapper that has been to multiple camps and will see that Rubio Long Snapping is the place to be for the best possible instruction and exposure.  Our advertising is word of mouth.  Come see for yourself!  See you in May!

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Working Hard is Stupid….

…if you aren’t working smart as well.

You will never get better if you simply are trying to outwork your opponent with your body. You need to outwork them with your body, as well as your brains.

If you are doing the wrong thing over and over while busting your butt, you will NEVER get better.

You will get worse. Considerably worse.

You will get frustrated because you aren’t improving and then there is often no recovery. No fix. You will spiral out of control. You try to work harder and harder but just end up getting worse and worse.

Sadly, I have seen it countless times with athletes. (Just one more snap turns into fifty more bad snaps and you just made your form go to the dumps)

More often than not, I have to fix an athlete that has been overworked. They had a “coach” who thought they knew what they were doing and just ended up hurting the athletes body, mind, chances & future. (Doing anything over and over and over shows no thought process and will not benefit you….cough, cough: just snapping non-stop at a camp)

The athlete should have been working smarter. Not counting the reps but making the reps count.

If you are going to just work hard, I feel sorry for you because you are going to have a very, very long road ahead of you in life.

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The Aaron Golub Story

As you saw several days ago, Rubio Long Snapper Aaron Golub (MA, ’14) committed to Tulane as a preferred walk-on. You might have saw the post on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook and thought “just another one of Rubio’s guys that is going to college, no big deal.” You would have been wrong, beyond extremely wrong.

What you most likely don’t know is that Aaron has NO vision in his right eye and very limited vision in his left. He is legally blind.

He is legally blind and he is headed to college to play football!

Golub started with Rubio Long Snapping in July of 2012. I was contacted prior to the camp by his father, Bob, and was told of the situation. I said it would not be a problem, I would always have someone catch the ball for him and, if he so desired, even he could come out and be right next to Golub if he so desired.

The first camp for Aaron was not the finest showing I have ever seen from a first timer. Ok, I am being nice….he was bad, real bad. (please view below)

But, the best part about Aaron, and his father, was that they were both like sponges. They soaked every single thing I said up and were planning on putting it to good use. They obviously did and did it well. They even came to camp with a pair of modified glasses/goggles that Aaron carries with him to show people exactly how normally sees. It is amazing . For reference, close one eye and then make a fist with a hole that size of a dime and put the opening to your eye…that is Aaron’s continuous view.

Aaron never got frustrated and never gave up. He shot me text after text, clip after clip, asking which stance looked better, how his form was coming along, what else did he need to work on. The good had drive and wouldn’t stop until he reached his goal and, most likely, silenced the countless people that told him he wouldn’t be able to do what he wanted because of his “disability.”

They were all proven wrong and he was right. (please view below)

This journey is not over for Aaron and he still has a lot to prove and I know he can do it. Huge embrace to Aaron as he has turned himself into a D1 Rubio Long Snapper in less than two years. I am very impressed with and proud of him.

So, you still have an excuse why you can’t do it?

 

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Happy Ranksgiving to the Class of 2016 Long Snappers from the Vegas Event!

The rankings are completed for ALL 2016 Long Snappers that participated in the Rubio Long Snapping Event in Las Vegas!

This class is looking to be one of the deepest I have had in quite some time. These rankings took me a LONG time and a lot went into them. This class is full of just absolute studs and anyone can take the top spot by May Vegas!

KEY POINTS:

  • My rankings are NOT done just from the Target
  • My rankings are NOT done from some mathematical formula.
  • My rankings ARE done by me and only me. That is why I am at all my camps.
  • My rankings are based off of this blog I wrote about what makes a Long Snapper great.
  • If you would like anything added to your profile page, simply email me (Rubio@RubioLongSnapping.com) the information and consider it done.
  • All Long Snappers are ranked after their first fall camp of their freshman year in high school.

A Long Snapper has the ability to adjust their ranking anytime I see them LIVE, not on video.

For the class of 2016 Long Snapper rankings, please go HERE

2016 Rankings

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Happy Ranksgiving to the Class of 2014 Long Snappers from the Vegas Event

The rankings are completed for ALL 2014 and JC Long Snappers that participated in the Rubio Long Snapping Las Vegas Event on January 18-19!

This camp was stacked with talent and this group did not disappoint.

KEY POINTS:

  • My rankings are NOT done just from the Target
  • My rankings are NOT done from some mathematical formula.
  • My rankings ARE done by me and only me. That is why I am at all my camps.
  • My rankings are based off of this blog I wrote about what makes a Long Snapper great.
  • If you would like anything added to your profile page, simply email me (Rubio@RubioLongSnapping.com) the information and consider it done.
  • All Long Snappers are ranked after their first fall camp of their freshman year in high school.

A Long Snapper has the ability to adjust their ranking anytime I see them LIVE, not on video.

For the rankings for the class of 2014, please go HERE

2014 Ranksgiving

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Rubio Long Snapper Nate Hawkins Picks Up Offer to Air Force!

Rubio Long Snapper Nate Hawkins (OH, ’14) has been offered a scholarship to the Air Force Academy!

Nate has been on a major upswing since The Spring Event in Las Vegas in May where he was named an EVENT ELITE member. He has a great frame, incredible accuracy and just keeps improving.

Congratulations once again to Nate Hawkins!

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Happy Ranksgiving to the TOP 12 & EVENT ELITE Long Snappers!

The rankings are completed for ALL Long Snappers that participated in The TOP 12 and EVENT ELITE Camp!

There was some major jumps in the rankings with five new 5 Star Rubio Long Snappers (two were made on the weekend of the camp)!

You can watch the recap of the camp HERE

KEY POINTS:

  • These rankings were extremely difficult as everyone is so solid. MANY factors went into the overall rankings.
  • My rankings are NOT done just from the Target
  • My rankings are NOT done from some mathematical formula.
  • My rankings ARE done by me and only me. That is why I am at all my camps.
  • My rankings are based off of this blog I wrote about what makes a Long Snapper great.
  • If you would like anything added to your profile page, simply email me (Rubio@RubioLongSnapping.com) the information and consider it done.
  • All Long Snappers are ranked after their first fall camp of their freshman year in high school.

A Long Snapper has the ability to adjust their ranking anytime I see them LIVE, not on video.

To see the updated rankings for the 2014 Long Snappers from The TOP 12 and EVENT ELITE Camp, go HERE

To see the updated rankings for the 2015 Long Snappers from The TOP 12 and EVENT ELITE Camp, go HERE

Ranksgiving

 

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Rubio Long Snapping Family….UNITE!!!!

A while back I wrote about Rubio Long Snapper Scott Shockley and his battle with cancer. Shockley is a Long Snapper that graduated in 2012 and is currently in college at the University of Auburn. In high school, he was a three sport athlete who was diagnosed with osteosarcoma (bone cancer) in his right femur in May 2011.

He has had his ups and downs, but seems to be having some pretty tough times right now (as you will be able to note below) and I want to lift his spirits.

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Here is what I want you guys to do, I want you to bombard Scott with good vibes to his Twitter account HERE or on Facebook HERE. Sometimes a simple little note to someone can be a big deal. GAME ON!!!!

 

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