Rubio Long Snappers in College Football Games (8/30 – 9/3)

Here you go! This will be the first FULL weekend of college football.  Let’s see your official list of Long Snappers that have attended a Rubio Long Snapping camp playing in games this weekend (this is just Division 1 and teams in bold have a Rubio Long Snapper)….

 

 

THURSDAY, AUGUST 30th

Evan Dvorchik (UCF) vs. Brian Keating (UConn)

Tim O’Donnell (New Mexico State) vs.  Michael Vojvodich (Minnesota)

Central Connecticut vs. Bryson Haft (Ball State)

Drew McCracken & Jacob Potter (Kennesaw State) vs. Seth-Patrick Holman (Georgia State)

Peter Snodgrass (Northwestern) vs. Ben Makowski (Purdue)

Noah Turner (Wake Forest) vs. Geron Eatherly (Tulane)

Savannah State vs. Jacob Fuqua (UAB)

Missouri State vs. Matt Hembrough & Sam Walkingstick (Oklahoma State)

Weber State vs. Noah Rodriguez-Trammell, Keegan Markgraf & Maddie Golden (Utah)

Evan Gibson (Northwestern State) vs. Jake Pagel (Texas A&M)

John Aloma (UC Davis) vs. Harrison Hoffman (San Jose State)

Jarrett Key (Tennessee Tech) vs. Jared Nash (UTC)

 

FRIDAY, AUGUST 31st

Matt Keller (Syracuse) vs. Bryce Bouwens & Luke Sanders (Western Michigan)

Kent Vines (Monmouth) vs. Drake Sutton (Eastern Michigan)

Chance Nelson & Noah Howell (Utah State) vs. Collin Caflisch (Michigan State)

Paul Lawless & Kyle O’Connor (Army) vs. Ben Wyatt (Duke)

Ben Reeder (Western Kentucky) vs. Wisconsin

Cameron King (San Diego State) vs. Kyle Petrucci (Stanford)

Riley Shackelford (Portland State) vs. Austin Ortega & Karson Thomas (Nevada)

JT Bale & James Townsend (Colorado) vs. Ross Reiter (Colorado State)

Bethune-Cookman vs. Thomas Newberg (Tennessee State University)

 

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1st

Connor Kelsey (Oregon State) vs. Bradley Robinson & Liam McCullough (Ohio State)

Florida Atlantic vs. Kasey Kelleher, Jax Wilson & Zach Edwards (Oklahoma)

Southern vs. Donovan Cahill & Antonio Ortiz (TCU)

Michael Poujol (Texas) vs. Matt Oliveira & James Rosenberry (Maryland)

Kent State vs. Ethan Tabel & Ron Gaines III  (Illinois)

Texas State vs. Billy Taylor & Ryan Cassidy (Rutgers)

Ryan Culbertson & CJ Schrimpf (Coastal Carolina) vs. Matthew Smith (South Carolina)

Mike Taylor, Jack Propst & John Raines (Ole Miss) vs. Texas Tech

Carson Todd (James Madison University) vs. Tyler Griffiths, Jackson Quiggle & Griffin Hicks (NC State)

Kevin Crabtree (Villanova) vs. Travis Malinowski (Temple)

Anthony Cantu & Nick Wildberger (Houston) vs. Campbell Riddle (Rice)

Furman vs. Austin Spence (Clemson)

Alcorn State vs. Cade Long & Lucas Patelles (Georgia Tech)

Peter Comaroto & Harry Blair (UMass) vs. Boston College

Carson Tebbetts (Stony Brook) vs. Conner Kirkegaard (Air Force)

Howard vs. Jake Hale (Ohio)

Jarrett Giacchino (Austin Peay) vs. Koby Pyrz (Georgia)

AJ Carty (Washington) vs. Clarke Smith (Auburn)

Elias McMurry & Max Durschlag (Appalachian State) vs. Joe Calcagno, Matt Aloni & Kevin Cahill (Penn State)

Riley Lovingood & Jake Yelich (Tennessee) vs. Jack Hadley (West Virginia)

Tristan Sokach-Minnick (Albany) vs. Pittsburgh

Matt Beardall & Zach Appio (Marshall) vs. Trent Kramer (Miami of OH)

Hayden Sak & Erik Abrell (Northern Illinois) vs. Austin Spiewak (Iowa)

Washington State vs. Jesse Hooper (Wyoming)

Nathan Guzman (UNLV) vs. Damon Johnson & Jac Casasante (USC)

Tommy Bancroft & Kyle Murphy (North Carolina) vs. Alonso Vera (California)

Brock Powers (UT Martin) vs. James Workman & Drew Wise (Missouri)

Stephen Elmore (Eastern Illinois) vs. Jordan Silver & George Madden (Arkansas)

Blake Biby (Boise State) vs. Cameron Kaye & Brennen Milliron (Troy)

Jacob Schwind (Old Dominion) vs. Liberty

Paul Williams (Fordham) vs. Brian McDonough & Jack Wellenhofer (Charlotte)

John Davis (North Carolina A&T) vs. Anthony Ratliff & Erik Lawson (East Carolina)

Marshall Simmons (Elon) vs. South Florida

Grant Gluhaich (Richmond) vs. Virginia

Delaware State vs. Jeremiah Riordan (Buffalo)

South Carolina State vs. Ryan Langan, Logan Cox & Payton Dunagan (Georgia Southern)

Trevor Fleming (Grambling) vs. Louisiana

Camden Boyle (Southeast Missouri State) vs. Charles DeRosier (Arkansas State)

Steven Nixon & Philip Hatcher (Mercer) vs. Preston Brady (Memphis)

Central Arkansas vs. Adam Higuera (Tulsa)

Reeves Blankenship (Louisiana Tech) vs. Andrew Zink (South Alabama)

Jackson State vs. Austin Keel (Southern Mississippi)

Zach Wood (Cincinnati) vs. Johnny Den Bleyker, Alex Michaelsen & Koby Walsh (UCLA)

Indiana vs. Johnathon Scandrett (Florida Intl)

Dominic Brocato (Nicholls) vs. John Wirtel, Logan Klusman & Kolin Hayes (Kansas)

Dalton Godfrey (South Dakota) vs. Randen Plattner (Kansas State)

Camaron Cheeseman, Matt Baldeck & Andrew Robinson (Michigan) vs. John Shannon & Michael Vinson (Notre Dame)

Chris Wilkerson (Stephen F. Austin) vs. Joel Baldwin & Raymond Freeman (Mississippi State)

Ethan Ray (Charleston Southern) vs. Ryan Farr, Brett DioGuardi & Marco Ortiz (Florida)

Russ Hiett (Middle Tennessee) vs. Zach Drevno (Vanderbilt)

Garrett Stotts & Cole Voyles (SMU) vs. Nate Durham (North Texas)

Harrison Goebel & Justin Hathoot (Northern Arizona) vs. Jake Sammut (UTEP)

Brendan Lowery & Mitch Hall (Louisville) vs. Ryan Parris, Scott Meyer & Thomas Fletcher (Alabama)

Gabe Skrobot (Bowling Green) vs. Devin Melendez, Peyton Yanagi & Karsten Battles (Oregon)

Peyton Coffman (Akron) vs. Chase Urbach, Cameron Pieper & Jordan Ober (Nebraska)

Andrew Toothman (Abilene Christian) vs. Chris Lutzel & Thor Rodoni (Baylor)

Bradley Sorenson (South Dakota State) vs. Quinn Sonntag & Steven Wirtel (Iowa State)

Incarnate Word vs. Jared EnRico (New Mexico)

Alex Boatman (Idaho) vs. Patrick Williams, Jr. (Fresno State)

Grant Merka & Caleb Cantrell (UTSA) vs. Riley John (Arizona State)

Matt Foley (BYU) vs. Donald Reiter (Arizona)

Michael Pifer & Kyle Gibbs (Navy) vs.Wyatt Tucker (Hawai’i)

 

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2nd

Clay James, Jacob Munoz & Sam York (Miami) vs. Blake Ferguson (LSU)

 

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3rd

Oscar Shadley (Virginia Tech) vs. Ken Burnham (Florida State)

Looking to be the next great Rubio Long Snapper? It all starts this fall with camps across the country HERE

Please Note: The List of Rubio Long Snappers in college is VERY, VERY long so if I have missed one, please let me know at Rubio@RubioLongSnapping.com and I will adjust ASAP.

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Where Are They Now? Rubio Long Snapper Bobby Shepard

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The next installment of “Where Are They Now?” takes us to Northern California to catch up with former Fresno State Rubio Long Snapper Bobby Shepard!

What is your current occupation? I am a firefighter.

Where do you live? I live in Lodi, California.

Married? Kids? Single, with a three year old chocolate lab.

What is your fondest memory of your time playing college football? Both creating lifelong bonds with teammates and getting to travel the country and play in incredible stadiums. I played for a head coach that didn’t back down from any team. I was able to play in the Rose Bowl (and beat Rubio’s Bruins!), play at Camp Randall stadium, play at Nebraska, and at Candlestick Park to name a few.

If you could give ONE bit of advice to the current Rubio Long Snappers, what would it be? Work your butt off. Not only as an athlete, but even more so as a student. You can only wear pads for so long. There is so much more to your life than football. Also, have fun. It truly will be the quickest four or five years of your life. Enjoy it.

If you could give ONE bit of advice to the current Rubio Long Snapping PARENTS, what would it be? Support your son. My parents only missed two games in my entire playing career. Having them there every step of the way was incredibly rewarding. They were there for the game winning field goals and the rough losses. To this day it is something we always talk about. Very few kids get the opportunity to be a college athlete, soak it in with them.

12308534_10153718196912305_7028083895285253500_nWhen was the last time you snapped a ball and for what reason? I didn’t snap a football for probably two years after attending NFL free agent camps and try outs. Then probably a month ago some fellow firefighters wanted to see if I could still snap, and how fast it was.

If you could go back and play football in college again, would you go to the same school or a different one? Why? I would absolutely do it all over again and be a Fresno State Bulldog in a heart beat! Only one school wanted me to walk on for them. I am forever in debt to Coach Hill for letting me walk on. I am also beyond thankful to Coach John Baxter (USC) and Coach Pete Alamar (Stanford) for working with me. Also the city of Fresno truly cares about their Bulldogs and Fresno State as a whole. Their passion at games was unmatched.

Any regrets during college? Something you wish you had done or maybe hadn’t? My first few years in college, I didn’t really enjoy myself. My life was all football and school. While I loved that I was devoted to my sport and education, I didn’t really get to experience all that college had to offer until later in my career.

What tremendous thing have you been a part of or experienced since you graduated? Since I graduated in 2011, I was able to attend Graduate School while playing my Senior season. I earned my Master’s degree in Sport Psychology. Obviously, my job is incredible to me! As cliché as it sounds, I love being the person that gets respond to help people when they are injured or having problems in their life.

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