The Chris Rubio Award

Oscar Shadley (Va. Tech)

What is the Award?
The Award will be presented on an annual basis to the best national high school Long Snapper for that given season.

Who Is Eligible?
Every athlete that plays high school football at the varsity level, regardless of state division, or age. You DO NOT have to attend a Rubio Long Snapping  camp to win this award.

How Do You Win? 

  • You will have to be the starter for your high school varsity team.
  • You must not have more than one bad snap all season (snap that gets by the punter or the holder).
  • You must have 85% of your punt snaps in The Rubio Zone.
  • If you have to snap and block for your team, that is looked at in higher regard.
  • The amount of tackles is taken into consideration with the voting.
  • You must have started in 80% of the current year’s games for your varsity team.

    Thomas Fletcher of Alabama!

  • A Long Snapper’s physical size is NOT taken into consideration in the voting.
  • Other positions played are NOT taken into consideration for voting.
  • You may be viewed by Chris Rubio in person, send in film, have a high school head coach’s recommendation, college special team’s coach recommendation or sports writer’s recommendation to be considered eligible.
  • A panel of voters assembled by the Chris Rubio selection committee will vote for the winner.

Blake Ferguson of LSU is a two time winner of The Chris Rubio Award

Blake Ferguson of LSU is a two time winner of The Chris Rubio Award

How Does the Voting Take Place? 
A panel of voters assembled by the Chris Rubio selection committee will be voting. The panel will include: Chris Rubio, past and current NFL Long Snappers, past and current NCAA Long Snappers, past finalists for the Chris Rubio Award (once they graduate from college), and Sports writers and columnists.

When?
August: A Watch List of Long Snappers will be announced each year before the high school football season begins. The players on the Watch List were selected based on statistics from the previous season and upcoming season expectations.  The eventual winner does NOT have to be on the Watch List to win the awards.

Scott Daly of Notre Dame was the inagural winner of The Chris Rubio Award

Scott Daly of Notre Dame was the inaugural winner of The Chris Rubio Award

December:  Ten Semi-Finalists are announced.  The Semi-Finalists will be determined by committee selection.

December: The Three Finalists are announced. The Finalists will be determined by total votes. 3 points (1st Place Vote), 2 points (2nd Place Vote), 1 Point (3rd Place Vote). In the case of a tie, Chris Rubio will break the tie with his vote.

January : The winner will be announced in Las Vegas on Saturday, January 14, 2024. The winner will be determined by total votes. 3 points (1st Place Vote), 2 points (2nd Place Vote), 1 Point (3rd Place Vote).

In the case of a tie, Chris Rubio will break the tie with his vote.

Cole Mazza of Alabama holds his Chris Rubio Award trophy in Los Angeles

Guidelines:
Submit your season total stats (total snaps) for the season to Chris Rubio by emailing them to Rubio@RubioLongSnapping.com. You will email a TOTAL number that you have added up each week.

Please submit the following:
Total Number of Punts:
Total Number of Punts in The Rubio Zone:
Total Number of P.A.T’s:
Total Number of tackles:
Misc (fumble recovery, etc):

Please note: You may create a highlight tape for the judges but it cannot exceed one minute in length. It must be emailed to Rubio@RubioLongSnapping.com with a YouTube link.

*All statistics will have to be verified by your high school head coach before you can be announced as a Finalist.

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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 18 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 1,700 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.

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Rubio Long Snappers in College Bowl Games (2018-19)

Here you go . . . another NCAA Football Bowl Season FULL of Rubio Long Snappers.  Below you will find matchups, bowl locations, game times (et) and how to watch.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15th

Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl
North Carolina A&T (John Davis) vs. Alcorn State 
Noon ET, ABC
Mercedes-Benz Stadium – Atlanta, GA

New Mexico Bowl
North Texas (Nate Durham) vs. Utah State (Chance Nelson & Noah Howell)
2 p.m. ET, ESPN
Branch Field at Dreamstyle Stadium – Albuquerque, NM

Geron Eatherly (Tulane)

AutoNation Cure Bowl
Tulane (Geron Eatherly) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette 
2:30 p.m. ET, CBSSN
Camping World Stadium – Orlando, FL

Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl
Fresno State (Patrick Williams, Jr.) vs. Arizona State (Riley John)
3:30 p.m. ET, ABC
Sam Boyd Stadium – Las Vegas, NV

Raycom Media Camellia Bowl
Georgia Southern (Ryan Langan, Logan Cox & Payton Dunagan) vs. Eastern Michigan (Drake Sutton)
5:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
Cramton Bowl – Montgomery, AL

Max Durschlag (Appalachian State)

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Middle Tennessee (Russ Hiett) vs. Appalachian State (Elias McMurry & Max Durschlag)
9 p.m. ET, ESPN
Mercedes-Benz Superdome – New Orleans, LA

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18th

Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl
UAB (Jacob Fuqua) vs. Northern Illinois (Hayden Sak & Erik Abrell) 
7 p.m. ET, ESPN
Howard Schnellenberger Field at FAU Stadium – Boca Raton, FL

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19th

DXL Frisco Bowl
San Diego State (Cameron King) vs. Ohio (Jake Hale)
8 p.m. ET, ESPN
Toyota Stadium – Frisco, TX

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20th

Zach Appio (Marshall)

Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl
Marshall (Matt Beardall & Zach Appio) vs. South Florida 
8 p.m. ET, ESPN
Raymond James Stadium – Tampa, FL

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21st

Johnathon Scandrett (FIU)

Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl
FIU (Johnathon Scandrett) vs. Toledo
12:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium – Nassau, Bahamas

Bryce Bouwens (Western Michigan)
Matt Foley (BYU)

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Western Michigan (Bryce Bouwens & Luke Sanders) vs. BYU (Matt Foley)
4 p.m. ET, ESPN
Lyle Smith Field at Albertsons Stadium – Boise, ID

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22nd

           Noah Turner             (Wake Forest)

Jared Birmingham Bowl
Memphis (Preston Brady) vs. Wake Forest (Noah Turner)
Noon ET, ESPN
Legion Field – Birmingham, AL

Paul Lawless (Army)

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Houston (Anthony Cantu & Nick Wildberger) vs. Army (Paul Lawless & Kyle O’Connor)
3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
Amon G. Carter Stadium – Fort Worth, TX

Brennen Milliron (Troy)

Dollar General Bowl
Buffalo (Jeremiah Riordan) vs. Troy (Cameron Kaye & Brennen Milliron)
7 p.m. ET, ESPN
Ladd-Peebles Stadium – Mobile, AL

Wyatt Tucker (Hawaii)

SoFi Hawai’i Bowl
Louisiana Tech (Kyle Conrad & Reeves Blankenship) vs. Hawaii (Wyatt Tucker)
10:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
Aloha Stadium – Honolulu, HI

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26th

Michael Vojvodich (Minnesota)

Quick Lane Bowl
Minnesota (Michael Vojvodich) vs. Georgia Tech (Cade Long & Lucas Patelles)
5:15 p.m. ET, ESPN
Ford Field – Detroit, MI

SERVPRO First Responder Bowl 
Boston College vs. Boise State (Blake Biby)
1:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
Cotton Bowl – Dallas, TX

Donovan Cahill (TCU)

Cheez-It Bowl
California (Alonso Vera) vs. TCU (Donovan Cahill & Antonio Ortiz)
9 p.m. ET, ESPN
Chase Field – Phoenix, AZ

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27th

Ben Wyatt (Duke)

Walk-On’s Independence Bowl
Temple (Travis Malinowski) vs. Duke (Ben Wyatt)
1:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
Independence Stadium – Shreveport, LA

Clay James (Miami)

New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Miami (Clay James, Jacob Munoz & Sam York) vs. Wisconsin
5:15 p.m. ET, ESPN
Yankee Stadium – New York, NY

Chris Lutzel (Baylor)

Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl
Baylor (Chris Lutzel & Thor Rodoni) vs. Vanderbilt (Zach Drevno)
9 p.m. ET, ESPN
NRG Stadium – Houston, TX

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28th

Ben Makowski (Purdue)

Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
Purdue (Ben Makowski) vs. Auburn (Clarke Smith)
1:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
Nissan Stadium – Nashville, TN

Matt Keller (Syracuse)

Camping World Bowl
West Virginia (Jack Hadley) vs. Syracuse (Matt Keller)
5:15 p.m. ET, ESPN
Camping World Stadium – Orlando, FL

         Steven Wirtel           (Iowa State)

Valero Alamo Bowl
Iowa State (Quinn Sonntag & Steven Wirtel) vs. Washington State
9 p.m. ET, ESPN
Alamodome – San Antonio, TX

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29th

        John Shannon         (Notre Dame)

Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic 
*College Football Playoff Semifinal
Clemson (Austin Spence) vs. Notre Dame (John Shannon & Michael Vinson) 
4 p.m. ET on ESPN
AT&T Stadium – Arlington, TX

Ryan Parris (Alabama)
Scott Meyer (Alabama)
Thomas Fletcher (Alabama)

The Capital One Orange Bowl  
*College Football Playoff Semifinal
Oklahoma (Kasey Kelleher, Jax Wilson & Zach Edwards) vs. Alabama (Ryan Parris, Scott Meyer & Thomas Fletcher) 
7 p.m. ET on ESPN
Hard Rock Stadium – Miami, FL

Ryan Farr (Florida)

Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Florida (Ryan Farr, Brett DioGuardi & Marco Ortiz) vs. Michigan (Cameron Cheeseman, Matt Baldeck & Andrew Robinson)
Noon ET, ESPN
Mercedes-Benz Stadium – Atlanta, GA

Matthew Smith (South Carolina)

Belk Bowl
South Carolina (Matthew Smith) vs. Virginia
Noon ET, ABC
Bank of America Stadium – Charlotte, NC

Charles DeRosier (Arkansas State)

NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl 
Arkansas State (Charles DeRosier) vs. Nevada (Austin Ortega & Karson Thomas)
1:15 p.m. ET, CBSSN
Arizona Stadium – Tucson, AZ

MONDAY, DECEMBER 31st

    Oscar Shadley      (Virginia Tech)

Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman
Cincinnati (Zach Wood) vs. Virginia Tech (Oscar Shadley)
Noon ET, ESPN
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium – Annapolis, MA

Kyle Petrucci (Standford)

Hyundai Sun Bowl
Stanford (Kyle Petrucci) vs. Pittsburgh
2 p.m. ET, CBS
Sun Bowl Stadium – El Paso, TX

Peyton Yanagi (Oregon)
Karsten Battles (Oregon)

Redbox Bowl
Michigan State vs. Oregon (Karsten Battles & Peyton Yanagi)
3 p.m. ET, Fox
Levi’s Stadium – Santa Clara, CA

Drew Wise (Missouri)

AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Missouri (Drew Wise & James Workman) vs. Oklahoma State (Matt Hembrough & Sam Walkingstick)
3:45 p.m. ET, ESPN
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium – Memphis, TN

Peter Snodgrass (Northwestern)

San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl
Northwestern (Peter Snodgrass) vs. Utah (Noah Rodriguez-Trammell, Keegan Markgraf & Maddie Golden)
7 p.m. ET, FS1
SDCCU Stadium – San Diego, CA

Jake Pagel (Texas A&M)

TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
NC State (Tyler Griffiths, Jackson Quiggle & Griffin Hicks) vs. Texas A&M (Jake Pagel & Austin Frey)
7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
TIAA Bank Field – Jacksonville, FL

TUESDAY, JANUARY 1st

Austin Spiewak (Iowa)

Outback Bowl
Mississippi State (Joel Baldwin & Raymond Freeman) vs. Iowa (Austin Spiewak)
Noon ET, ESPN2
Raymond James Stadium – Tampa, FL

Joe Calcagno (Penn State)

VRBO Citrus Bowl
Kentucky vs. Penn State (Joe Calcagno, Matt Aloni & Kevin Cahill)
1 p.m. ET, ABC
Camping World Stadium – Orlando, FL

Blake Ferguson (LSU)

PlayStation Fiesta Bowl
LSU (Blake Ferguson) vs. UCF (Evan Dvorchik)
1 p.m. ET, ESPN
State Farm Stadium – Glendale, AZ

AJ Carty (Washington)

Rose Bowl Game Presented by Northwestern Mutual
Washington (AJ Carty) vs. Ohio State (Bradley Robinson & Liam McCullough)
5 p.m. ET, ESPN
Rose Bowl – Pasadena, CA

Koby Pyrz (Georgia)

Allstate Sugar Bowl
Texas (Michael Poujol) vs. Georgia (Koby Pyrz)
8:45 p.m. ET, ESPN
Mercedes-Benz Superdome – New Orleans, LA

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Rubio Long Snappers in College Football Games (9/20 – 9/22)

Here you go! 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, SEPTEMBER 20th

Adam Higuera (Tulsa) vs. Travis Malinowski (Temple)

 

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21st

Florida Atlantic vs. Evan Dvorchik (UCF)

Joe Calcagno, Matt Aloni & Kevin Cahill (Penn State) vs. Ethan Tabel & Ron Gaines III  (Illinois)

Washington State vs. Damon Johnson & Jac Casasante (USC)

 

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22nd

Koby Pyrz (Georgia)  vs. James Workman & Drew Wise (Missouri)

John Shannon & Michael Vinson (Notre Dame) vs. Noah Turner (Wake Forest)

hase Urbach, Cameron Pieper & Jordan Ober (Nebraska) vs. Camaron Cheeseman, Matt Baldeck & Andrew Robinson (Michigan)

Jarrett Giacchino (Austin Peay) vs. Brock Powers (UT Martin)

Boston College vs. Ben Makowski (Purdue)

Robert Morris vs. Jordan Laube & James Picerelli (Bryant)

Kent State vs. Mike Taylor, Jack Propst & John Raines (Ole Miss)

Jeremiah Riordan (Buffalo) vs. Billy Taylor & Ryan Cassidy (Rutgers)

Michael Vojvodich (Minnesota) vs. Matt Oliveira & James Rosenberry (Maryland)

Peyton Coffman (Akron) vs. Quinn Sonntag & Steven Wirtel (Iowa State)

Jake Hale (Ohio) vs. Zach Wood (Cincinnati)

Austin Ortega & Karson Thomas (Nevada) vs. Toledo

Duquesne vs. Wyatt Tucker (Hawai’i) 

Michael Pifer & Kyle Gibbs (Navy) vs. Garrett Stotts & Cole Voyles (SMU)

Pittsburgh vs. Tommy Bancroft & Kyle Murphy (North Carolina)

Brendan Lowery & Mitch Hall (Louisville) vs. Virginia

Bryce Bouwens & Luke Sanders (Western Michigan) vs. Seth-Patrick Holman (Georgia State)

Trent Kramer (Miami of OH) vs. Gabe Skrobot (Bowling Green)

Ben Reeder (Western Kentucky) vs. Bryson Haft (Ball State)

Hayden Sak & Erik Abrell (Northern Illinois) vs. Florida State

Paul Monaco (Illinois State) vs. Ross Reiter (Colorado State)

Truman vs. Carter Puckett (Valparaiso)

Jake Pagel (Texas A&M) vs. Ryan Parris, Scott Meyer & Thomas Fletcher (Alabama)

Austin Spence (Clemson) vs. Cade Long & Lucas Patelles (Georgia Tech)

Geron Eatherly (Tulane) vs. Bradley Robinson & Liam McCullough (Ohio State)

Randen Plattner (Kansas State) vs. Jack Hadley (West Virginia)

Oscar Shadley (Virginia Tech) vs. Jacob Schwind (Old Dominion)

Jacob Torres (College of Idaho) vs. Rocky Mtn.

Johnathon Scandrett (Florida Intl) vs. Clay James, Jacob Munoz & Sam York (Miami)

Brandon Thoms (Gardner-Webb) vs. Elias McMurry & Max Durschlag (Appalachian State) 

 Brian McDonough & Jack Wellenhofer (Charlotte) vs. Peter Comaroto & Harry Blair (UMass)

North Carolina Central vs. Ben Wyatt (Duke)

Ian Luavai & Kyler Powell (Sacramento State) vs. Caleb Mitchell & Matthew O’Donoghue (Montana)

Jacob Torres (Idaho State) vs. Ross Hinders (North Dakota)

Erik Abrell (Northern Illinois) vs. Ken Burnham (Florida State) 

Camden Boyle (Southeast Missouri State) vs. Thomas Bowling (Eastern Kentucky)

John Wirtel, Logan Klusman & Kolin Hayes (Kansas) vs. Chris Lutzel & Thor Rodoni (Baylor)

Donald Reiter (Arizona) vs. Connor Kelsey (Oregon State)

Matthew Smith (South Carolina) vs. Zach Drevno (Vanderbilt)

Brian Keating (UConn) vs. Matt Keller (Syracuse)

Cal Poly vs. Curtis Billen & Cody Clements (Eastern Washington)

Donovan Cahill & Antonio Ortiz (TCU) vs. Michael Poujol (Texas)

Jake Smith & Grayson Broussard (McNeese State) vs. Matt Foley (BYU)

Nate Durham (North Texas) vs. Liberty

Paul Lawless & Kyle O’Connor (Army) vs. Kasey Kelleher, Jax Wilson & Zach Edwards (Oklahoma)

Louisiana Tech vs. Blake Ferguson (LSU)

Joel Baldwin & Raymond Freeman (Mississippi State) vs. Kentucky

Texas Tech vs. Matt Hembrough & Sam Walkingstick (Oklahoma State)

Rice vs. Austin Keel (Southern Mississippi)

Texas State vs. Grant Merka & Caleb Cantrell (UTSA)

SAMHOU vs. Dominic Brocato (Nicholls)

Nathan Guzman (UNLV) vs. Charles DeRosier (Arkansas State)

Cj Schrimp, Connor Kubala & Ryan Culbertson (Coastal Carolina) vs. Louisiana

Cameron Kaye & Brennen Milliron (Troy) vs. UL Monroe

Clark Atlanta vs. Drew McCracken & Jacob Potter (Kennesaw State) 

Citadel vs. Steven Nixon & Philip Hatcher (Mercer)

Kent Vines (Monmouth) vs. Ryan McNeil & Chris Sayan (Princeton)

Tyler Griffiths, Jackson Quiggle & Griffin Hicks (NC State) vs. Matt Beardall & Zach Appio (Marshall)

Logan MacDonald (Montana State) vs. Riley Shackelford (Portland State)

Ryan Farr, Brett DioGuardi & Marco Ortiz (Florida) vs. Riley Lovingood & Jake Yelich (Tennessee)

Jordan Silver & George Madden (Arkansas) vs. Clarke Smith (Auburn)

Ryan Armour & Collin Caflisch (Michigan State) vs. Indiana

Jack Wellenhofer (Charlotte) vs. Jacob Fuqua (UAB) 

Sacred Heart vs. Gunner Daniel (Wagner)

Tim O’Donnell (New Mexico State) vs. Jake Sammut (UTEP)

Kyle Petrucci (Stanford) vs. Devin Melendez, Peyton Yanagi & Karsten Battles (Oregon)

Anthony Ratliff & Erik Lawson (East Carolina) vs. Ian Deneen (South Florida)

Tyler Boudreaux (Texas Southern) vs. Anthony Cantu & Nick Wildberger (Houston)

Andrew Zink (South Alabama) vs. Preston Brady (Memphis)

Wisconsin vs. Austin Spiewak (Iowa)

Southern U vs. Abram Jones (Alabama A&M)

Conner Kirkegaard (Air Force) vs. Chance Nelson & Noah Howell (Utah State)

Jared Nash (UTC) vs. Lewis Freeman, Camren Wood & Javier King (Samford)

Riley John (Arizona State) vs. AJ Carty (Washington)

Hunter Becker (St. Francis PA) vs. Tristan Sokach-Minnick (Albany) 

Drake Sutton (Eastern Michigan) vs. Cameron King (San Diego State)

Marshall Simmons (Elon) vs. Ethan Ray (Charleston Southern)

Thomas Newberg (Tennessee State University) vs.Stephen Elmore (Eastern Illinois)

Jarrett Key (Tennessee Tech) vs. Josh Brady (Jacksonville State)

Zach Castano (Morgan State) vs. John Davis (North Carolina A&T)

Mike Colantuono (Bucknell) vs. Kevin Crabtree (Villanova)

Southern Utah vs. Harrison Goebel & Justin Hathoot (Northern Arizona)

Alex Boatman & Cameron Lang (University of Idaho) vs. John Aloma (UC Davis)

Furman vs. Adam Mullins & Chandlor Mullins (East Tennessee State)

Ryan Jurczak (Arkansas State) vs. Ryan Langan, Logan Cox & Payton Dunagan (Georgia Southern) 

 

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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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.

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Rubio Long Snappers in College Football Games (9/13 – 9/15)

Here you go! 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, SEPTEMBER 13th

 Jacob Schwind (Old Dominion) vs. Brian McDonough & Jack Wellenhofer (Charlotte)

Boston College vs. Noah Turner (Wake Forest)

Jarrett Key (Tennessee Tech) vs. Chance Nelson & Noah Howell (Utah State)

 

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14th

Seth-Patrick Holman (Georgia State) vs. Preston Brady (Memphis)

Adam Mullins & Chandlor Mullins (East Tennessee State) vs. VMI

 

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15th

Ryan Langan, Logan Cox & Payton Dunagan (Georgia Southern) vs. Austin Spence (Clemson)

Russ Hiett (Middle Tennessee) vs. Koby Pyrz (Georgia)

Kasey Kelleher, Jax Wilson & Zach Edwards (Oklahoma) vs. Quinn Sonntag & Steven Wirtel (Iowa State)

Kent State vs. Joe Calcagno, Matt Aloni & Kevin Cahill (Penn State)

Clay James, Jacob Munoz & Sam York (Miami) vs. Toledo

Rhode Island vs. Brian Keating (UConn) 

Wyatt Tucker (Hawai’i) vs. Paul Lawless & Kyle O’Connor (Army)

Cameron Kaye & Brennen Milliron (Troy) vs. Chase Urbach, Cameron Pieper & Jordan Ober (Nebraska)

Ken Burnham (Florida State) vs. Matt Keller (Syracuse)

Billy Taylor & Ryan Cassidy (Rutgers) vs. John Wirtel, Logan Klusman & Kolin Hayes (Kansas)

Bryson Haft (Ball State) vs. Indiana

Travis Malinowski (Temple) vs. Matt Oliveira & James Rosenberry (Maryland)

Chandler Moody (Murray State) vs. Kentucky

Carter Puckett (Valparaiso) vs. Steven Wethli (Youngstown State)

Caleb Mitchell & Matthew O’Donoghue (Montana) vs. Hunter Varga (Western Illinois) 

Jake Sammut (UTEP) vs. Riley Lovingood & Jake Yelich (Tennessee)

Cade Long & Lucas Patelles (Georgia Tech) vs. Pittsburgh

Gunner Daniel (Wagner) vs. Logan MacDonald (Montana State)

Geron Eatherly (Tulane) vs. Jacob Fuqua (UAB) 

Steven Nixon & Philip Hatcher (Mercer) vs. Lewis Freeman, Camren Wood & Javier King (Samford)

John Aloma (UC Davis) vs. Kyle Petrucci (Stanford)

Zach Drevno (Vanderbilt) vs. John Shannon & Michael Vinson (Notre Dame)

Matt Foley (BYU) vs. Wisconsin

Blake Ferguson (LSU) vs. Clarke Smith (Auburn)

Blake Biby (Boise State) vs. Matt Hembrough & Sam Walkingstick (Oklahoma State)

Garrett Stotts & Cole Voyles (SMU) vs. Camaron Cheeseman, Matt Baldeck & Andrew Robinson (Michigan)

Ian Deneen (South Florida) vs. Ethan Tabel & Ron Gaines III  (Illinois)

Ben Wyatt (Duke) vs. Chris Lutzel & Thor Rodoni (Baylor)

Lehigh vs. Michael Pifer & Kyle Gibbs (Navy)

Central Michigan vs. Hayden Sak & Erik Abrell (Northern Illinois)

Ian Luavai & Kyler Powell (Sacramento State) vs. Northern Colorado

Trent Kramer (Miami of OH) vs. Michael Vojvodich (Minnesota)

Grant Merka & Caleb Cantrell (UTSA) vs. Randen Plattner (Kansas State)

Collin Springer (Wofford) vs. Jesse Hooper (Wyoming)

Thomas Bowling (Eastern Kentucky) vs. Gabe Skrobot (Bowling Green)

Ross Reiter (Colorado State) vs. Ryan Farr, Brett DioGuardi & Marco Ortiz (Florida)

Nate Durham (North Texas) vs. Jordan Silver & George Madden (Arkansas)

Anthony Cantu & Nick Wildberger (Houston) vs. Texas Tech

Jake Hale (Ohio) vs. Virginia

Harrison Hoffman (San Jose State) vs. Devin Melendez, Peyton Yanagi & Karsten Battles (Oregon)

New Hampshire vs. JT Bale & James Townsend (Colorado)

Jacob Torres (Idaho State) vs. Alonso Vera (California) 

Drake Sutton (Eastern Michigan) vs. Jeremiah Riordan (Buffalo) 

Jared Nash (UTC) vs. Brock Powers (UT Martin)

Ryan Parris, Scott Meyer & Thomas Fletcher (Alabama) vs. Mike Taylor, Jack Propst & John Raines (Ole Miss)

Texas State vs. Andrew Zink (South Alabama)

Alabama State vs. Drew McCracken & Jacob Potter (Kennesaw State) 

Delaware State vs. Bryce Bouwens & Luke Sanders (Western Michigan)

Charles DeRosier (Arkansas State) vs. Adam Higuera (Tulsa)

Abram Jones (Alabama A&M) vs. Zach Wood (Cincinnati)

Connor Kelsey (Oregon State) vs. Austin Ortega & Karson Thomas (Nevada)

Louisiana vs. Joel Baldwin & Raymond Freeman (Mississippi State) 

Northern Iowa vs. Austin Spiewak (Iowa)

Harrison Goebel & Justin Hathoot (Northern Arizona) vs. Missouri State

Ben Reeder (Western Kentucky) vs. Brendan Lowery & Mitch Hall (Louisville)

James Workman & Drew Wise (Missouri) vs. Ben Makowski (Purdue)

UL Monroe vs. Jake Pagel (Texas A&M)

Peter Comaroto & Harry Blair (UMass) vs. Johnathon Scandrett (Florida Intl)

Peyton Coffman (Akron) vs. Peter Snodgrass (Northwestern)

Jacob Torres (College of Idaho) vs. Riley Shackelford (Portland State)

Jack Ray (AR Pine Bluff) vs. Bradley Sorenson (South Dakota State) 

Bradley Robinson & Liam McCullough (Ohio State) vs. Donovan Cahill & Antonio Ortiz (TCU)

Damon Johnson & Jac Casasante (USC) vs. Michael Poujol (Texas)

Jared EnRico (New Mexico) vs. Tim O’Donnell (New Mexico State) 

Dominic Brocato (Nicholls) vs. Jake Smith & Grayson Broussard (McNeese State)

Ross Hinders (North Dakota) vs. SAMHOU

Curtis Billen & Cody Clements (Eastern Washington) vs. Washington State

Kent Vines (Monmouth) vs. Lafayette

AJ Carty (Washington) vs. Noah Rodriguez-Trammell, Keegan Markgraf & Maddie Golden (Utah)

Prairie View vs. Nathan Guzman (UNLV)

Camden Boyle (Southeast Missouri State) vs. Dan Helibron (Southern Illinois)

Ben Dillion (Indiana State) vs. Stephen Elmore (Eastern Illinois)

Riley John (Arizona State) vs. Cameron King (San Diego State)

Carson Tebbetts (Stony Brook) vs. Paul Williams (Fordham)

Marist vs. Jordan Laube & James Picerelli (Bryant)

Jarrett Giacchino (Austin Peay) vs. Morehead State

Patrick Williams, Jr. (Fresno State) vs. Johnny Den Bleyker, Alex Michaelsen & Koby Walsh (UCLA)

Andrew Toothman (Abilene Christian) vs. Houston Baptist

Southern Utah vs. Donald Reiter (Arizona) 

Tyler Boudreaux (Texas Southern) vs. Alcorn State

 Towson vs. Kevin Crabtree (Villanova)

Evan Gibson (Northwestern State) vs. Lamar

Zach Castano (Morgan State) vs. Tristan Sokach-Minnick (Albany) 

Dalton Godfrey (South Dakota) vs. Weber

 

POSTPONED MATCHUPS

Evan Dvorchik (UCF) vs. Tommy Bancroft & Kyle Murphy (North Carolina)

Austin Keel (Southern Mississippi) vs. Elias McMurry & Max Durschlag (Appalachian State) 

Marshall Simmons (Elon) vs. William & Mary

CANCELED MATCHUPS

Anthony Ratliff & Erik Lawson (East Carolina) vs. Oscar Shadley (Virginia Tech)

Jack Hadley (West Virginia) vs. Tyler Griffiths, Jackson Quiggle & Griffin Hicks (NC State)

Matt Beardall & Zach Appio (Marshall) vs. Matthew Smith (South Carolina)

Thomas Newberg (Tennessee State University) vs. Hampton

 

 

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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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.

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Rubio Long Snappers in College Football Games (9/6 – 9/8)

Here you go! 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, SEPTEMBER 6th

Drew McCracken & Jacob Potter (Kennesaw State) vs. Jarrett Key (Tennessee Tech)

 

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7th

Donovan Cahill & Antonio Ortiz (TCU) vs. Garrett Stotts & Cole Voyles (SMU)

 

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8th

Jared EnRico (New Mexico) vs. Wisconsin 

Joel Baldwin & Raymond Freeman (Mississippi State) vs. Randen Plattner (Kansas State)

Seth-Patrick Holman (Georgia State) vs. Tyler Griffiths, Jackson Quiggle & Griffin Hicks (NC State)

Bryce Bouwens & Luke Sanders (Western Michigan) vs. Camaron Cheeseman, Matt Baldeck & Andrew Robinson (Michigan)

Towson vs. Noah Turner (Wake Forest)

Kevin Crabtree (Villanova) vs. Lehigh

Tristan Sokach-Minnick (Albany) vs. Rhode Island

Carson Todd (James Madison University) vs. Norfolk State

Drake Sutton (Eastern Michigan) vs. Ben Makowski (Purdue)

Liberty vs. Paul Lawless & Kyle O’Connor (Army)

Austin Ortega & Karson Thomas (Nevada) vs. Zach Drevno (Vanderbilt)

Donald Reiter (Arizona) vs. Anthony Cantu & Nick Wildberger (Houston)

Ben Wyatt (Duke) vs. Peter Snodgrass (Northwestern)

Cade Long & Lucas Patelles (Georgia Tech) vs. South Florida

Seth-Patrick Holman (Georgia State) vs. Tyler Griffiths, Jackson Quiggle & Griffin Hicks (NC State)

Johnny Den Bleyker, Alex Michaelsen & Koby Walsh (UCLA) vs. Kasey Kelleher, Jax Wilson & Zach Edwards (Oklahoma)

Harrison Goebel & Justin Hathoot (Northern Arizona) vs. Missouri State

William & Mary vs. Oscar Shadley (Virginia Tech)

Riley Shackelford (Portland State) vs. Devin Melendez, Peyton Yanagi & Karsten Battles (Oregon)

Conner Kirkegaard (Air Force) vs. Florida Atlantic

John Wirtel, Logan Klusman & Kolin Hayes (Kansas) vs. Central Michigan

Charles DeRosier (Arkansas State) vs. Ryan Parris, Scott Meyer & Thomas Fletcher (Alabama)

Koby Pyrz (Georgia) vs. Matthew Smith (South Carolina)

Hampton vs. Kent Vines (Monmouth)

Paul Williams (Fordham) vs. Grant Gluhaich (Richmond) 

Billy Taylor & Ryan Cassidy (Rutgers) vs. Bradley Robinson & Liam McCullough (Ohio State)

Bryson Haft (Ball State) vs. John Shannon & Michael Vinson (Notre Dame)

JT Bale & James Townsend (Colorado) vs. Chase Urbach, Cameron Pieper & Jordan Ober (Nebraska)

Jeremiah Riordan (Buffalo) vs.Travis Malinowski (Temple)

Preston Brady (Memphis) vs. Michael Pifer & Kyle Gibbs (Navy)

Tommy Bancroft & Kyle Murphy (North Carolina) vs. Anthony Ratliff & Erik Lawson (East Carolina)

Gunner Daniel (Wagner) vs. Matt Keller (Syracuse)

Jake Hale (Ohio) vs. Virginia

Morgan State vs. Peyton Coffman (Akron)

Dan Helibron (Southern Illinois) vs. Mike Taylor, Jack Propst & John Raines (Ole Miss)

Adam Mullins & Chandlor Mullins (East Tennessee State) vs. Riley Lovingood & Jake Yelich (Tennessee)

Ross Hinders (North Dakota) vs. AJ Carty (Washington)

Western New Mexico vs. Alex Boatman & Cameron Lang (Idaho)

Jon Letter (Angelo State) vs. Andrew Toothman (Abilene Christian)

Quinn Sonntag & Steven Wirtel (Iowa State) vs. Austin Spiewak (Iowa)

Steven Wethli (Youngstown State) vs. Jack Hadley (West Virginia)

South Carolina State vs. Evan Dvorchik (UCF)

Savannah State vs. Clay James, Jacob Munoz & Sam York (Miami)

Matt Oliveira & James Rosenberry (Maryland) vs. Gabe Skrobot (Bowling Green)

Peter Comaroto & Harry Blair (UMass) vs. Ryan Langan, Logan Cox & Payton Dunagan (Georgia Southern)

Elias McMurry & Max Durschlag (Appalachian State) vs. Brian McDonough & Jack Wellenhofer (Charlotte)

Thomas Bowling (Eastern Kentucky) vs. Matt Beardall & Zach Appio (Marshall)

Austin Spence (Clemson) vs. Jake Pagel (Texas A&M)

Southeastern Louisiana vs. Blake Ferguson (LSU)

Brock Powers (UT Martin) vs. Russ Hiett (Middle Tennessee)

Southern vs. Reeves Blankenship (Louisiana Tech)

UL Monroe vs. Austin Keel (Southern Mississippi)

Jacob Fuqua (UAB) vs. Ryan Culbertson & CJ Schrimpf (Coastal Carolina)

Chris Lutzel & Thor Rodoni (Baylor) vs. Grant Merka & Caleb Cantrell (UTSA)

Ben Dillion (Indiana State) vs. Brendan Lowery & Mitch Hall (Louisville)

Jesse Hooper (Wyoming) vs. James Workman & Drew Wise (Missouri)

Tyler Boudreaux (Texas Southern) vs. Texas State

Florida A&M vs. Cameron Kaye & Brennen Milliron (Troy)

Trevor Fleming (Grambling) vs. Evan Gibson (Northwestern State)

Dayton vs. Camden Boyle (Southeast Missouri State)

Lewis Freeman, Camren Wood & Javier King (Samford) vs. Ken Burnham (Florida State)

Alabama State vs. Clarke Smith (Auburn)

Kentucky vs. Ryan Farr, Brett DioGuardi & Marco Ortiz (Florida)

Hunter Varga (Western Illinois) vs. Ethan Tabel & Ron Gaines III  (Illinois)

Joe Christian & Cooper Short (Presbyterian) vs. Jarrett Giacchino (Austin Peay)

Jordan Silver & George Madden (Arkansas) vs. Ross Reiter (Colorado State)

Noah Rodriguez-Trammell, Keegan Markgraf & Maddie Golden (Utah) vs. Hayden Sak & Erik Abrell (Northern Illinois)

Maine vs. Ben Reeder (Western Kentucky)

Stephen Elmore (Eastern Illinois) vs.  Paul Monaco (Illinois State)

Johnathon Scandrett (Florida Intl) vs. Jacob Schwind (Old Dominion)

Incarnate Word vs. Nate Durham (North Texas)

Patrick Williams, Jr. (Fresno State) vs. Michael Vojvodich (Minnesota)

Joe Calcagno, Matt Aloni & Kevin Cahill (Penn State) vs. Pittsburgh

Tim O’Donnell (New Mexico State) vs. Chance Nelson & Noah Howell (Utah State)

Andrew Zink (South Alabama) vs. Matt Hembrough & Sam Walkingstick (Oklahoma State)

Adam Higuera (Tulsa) vs. Michael Poujol (Texas)

Dominic Brocato (Nicholls) vs. Geron Eatherly (Tulane)

Northern Colorado vs. Dalton Godfrey (South Dakota) 

Southern Utah vs. Connor Kelsey (Oregon State)

Zach Wood (Cincinnati) vs. Trent Kramer (Miami of OH)

Jared Nash (UTC) vs. Citadel

Jacksonville vs. Steven Nixon & Philip Hatcher (Mercer)

Damon Johnson & Jac Casasante (USC) vs. Kyle Petrucci (Stanford)

Jake Sammut (UTEP) vs. Nathan Guzman (UNLV)

Montana State vs. Bradley Sorenson (South Dakota State) 

Ian Luavai & Kyler Powell (Sacramento State) vs. Cameron King (San Diego State)

Brian Keating (UConn) vs. Blake Biby (Boise State)

Brandon Thoms (Gardner-Webb) vs. John Davis (North Carolina A&T)

Jackson State vs. Thomas Newberg (Tennessee State University)

Alonso Vera (California) vs. Matt Foley (BYU)

Jordan Laube & James Picerelli (Bryant) vs. Carson Tebbetts (Stony Brook)

Furman vs. Marshall Simmons (Elon)

Collin Caflisch (Michigan State) vs. Riley John (Arizona State)

Harrison Hoffman (San Jose State) vs. Washington State

Campbell Riddle (Rice) vs. Wyatt Tucker (Hawai’i)

San Diego vs. John Aloma (UC Davis)

 

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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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.

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Watch List for The Chris Rubio Award 2018

Here is the Pre-Season Watch List for The Chris Rubio Award!

Please note: you do NOT have to be on this list to win the award in January!!!

LONG SNAPPER QUALIFICATIONS

Last year’s winner, Oscar Shadley (Va. Tech)

What is the Award?
The Award will be presented on an annual basis to the best national high school Long Snapper for that given season.

Who Is Eligible?
Every athlete that plays high school football at the varsity level, regardless of state division, or age. You DO NOT have to attend a Rubio Long Snapping / Chris Sailer Kicking camp to win this award.

How Do You Win? 

  • You will have to be the starter for your high school varsity team.
  • You must not have more than one bad snap all season (snap that gets by the punter or the holder).
  • You must have 85% of your punt snaps in The Rubio Zone.
  • If you have to snap and block for your team, that is looked at in higher regard.
  • The amount of tackles is taken into consideration with the voting.
  • You must have started in 80% of the current year’s games for your varsity team.

    Thomas Fletcher of Alabama!

  • A Long Snapper’s physical size is NOT taken into consideration in the voting.
  • Other positions played are NOT taken into consideration for voting.
  • You may be viewed by Chris Rubio in person, send in film, have a high school head coach’s recommendation, college special team’s coach recommendation or sports writer’s recommendation to be considered eligible.
  • A panel of voters assembled by the Chris Rubio selection committee will vote for the winner.

Blake Ferguson of LSU is a two time winner of The Chris Rubio Award

Blake Ferguson of LSU is a two time winner of The Chris Rubio Award

How Does the Voting Take Place? 
A panel of voters assembled by the Chris Rubio selection committee will be voting. The panel will include: Chris Rubio, past and current NFL Long Snappers, past and current NCAA Long Snappers, past finalists for the Chris Rubio Award (once they graduate from college), and Sports writers and columnists.

When?
August: A Watch List of Long Snappers will be announced each year before the high school football season begins. The players on the Watch List were selected based on statistics from the previous season and upcoming season expectations.  The eventual winner does NOT have to be on the Watch List to win the awards.

Scott Daly of Notre Dame was the inagural winner of The Chris Rubio Award

Scott Daly of Notre Dame was the inaugural winner of The Chris Rubio Award

November:  Ten Semi-Finalists are announced.  The Semi-Finalists will be determined by committee selection.

December: The Three Finalists are announced. The Finalists will be determined by total votes. 3 points (1st Place Vote), 2 points (2nd Place Vote), 1 Point (3rd Place Vote). In the case of a tie, Chris Rubio will break the tie with his vote.

January : The winner will be announced in Las Vegas on Friday, January 13, 2017. The winner will be determined by total votes. 3 points (1st Place Vote), 2 points (2nd Place Vote), 1 Point (3rd Place Vote).

In the case of a tie, Chris Rubio will break the tie with his vote.

Cole Mazza of Alabama holds his Chris Rubio Award trophy in Los Angeles

Cole Mazza of Alabama holds his Chris Rubio Award trophy in Los Angeles

Guidelines:
Submit your season total stats (total snaps) each week to Chris Rubio by emailing them to Rubio@RubioLongSnapping.com. Each week, you will email me a new TOTAL number that you have added up each week.

Please submit the following:
Total Number of Punts:
Total Number of Punts in The Rubio Zone:
Total Number of P.A.T’s:
Total Number of tackles:
Misc (fumble recovery, etc):

Please note: You may create a highlight tape for the judges but it cannot exceed one minute in length. It must be emailed to Rubio@RubioLongSnapping.com with a YouTube link.

*All statistics will have to be verified by your high school head coach before you can be announced as a Finalist.

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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.

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National High School Football Award Winners!

Congratulations to Oscar Shadley on being voted the top high school Long Snapper in the country by the Chris Rubio Award Selection committee!

Other awards handed out were….

1st Team All-American – Oscar Shadley
2nd Team All-American – Ross Reiter
3rd Team All-American – Karsten Battles

Best Representative of Rubio Long Snapping – Simon Samarzich

Best on Social Media – Xander Echols

Most Improved –

2018 – Noah Howell
2019 – Nathan Tokar
2020 – Jake Foggia
2021 – JT Sleeper

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

Chris Rubio can help you to become the best snapper you can be! In just 12 years, Chris Rubio has become the #1 snapping instructor in the country and the go-to man when a college coach needs a snapper. Colleges from across the country rely on Chris Rubio’s word day in and day out on who the best snappers are in the country. Chris Rubio has assisted in almost 1,000 Long Snappers earning full scholarships and preferred walk-ons to major Universities just for snapping.
Offering the best instruction and most exposure in the world, Rubio Long Snapping can help you to become the best snapper you can be!

It’s simple, if you want to get yourself better, noticed and into the next level: go through Rubio Long Snapping

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2017 Finalists for The Chris Rubio Award

Here are the Finalists for The Chris Rubio Award!

CONGRATULATIONS to these three fine young men! They deserve it.

Now is when it will really get intense. Each finalist is now required to provide the following.

  • No more than a 90 second updated highlight tape that shows great snap, incredible athleticism and possibly the Long Snapper speaking or even a coach/reporter speaking on the Long Snapper as well.  (on YouTube with the title of NAME, CHRIS RUBIO AWARD, 2017)
  • Three letters of recommendation (scanned and emailed to Rubio@RubioLongSnapping.com) from a current coach, a current teacher and a reporter that covers their area explaining why the Long Snapper deserves to win this prestigious award (that is THREE total letters).

All information must be sent to Rubio@RubioLongSnapping.com by noon pst on Friday, December 29th.

How Does the Voting Take Place?
A panel of voters assembled by the Chris Rubio selection committee will be voting. The panel will include: Chris Rubio, past and current NFL Long Snappers, past and current NCAA Long Snappers, past winners of the Chris Rubio Award (once they graduate from college), and Sports writers and columnists.

When?
August: A Watch List of 15 Long Snappers will be announced each year before the high school football season begins. The players on the Watch List were selected based on statistics from the previous season and upcoming season expectations. The eventual winner does NOT have to be on the Watch List to win the awards.

Mid December: Ten Semi-Finalists will be announced.

Late December: The Three Finalists are announced. The overall winner will be determined by total votes. 3 points (1st Place Vote), 2 points (2nd Place Vote), 1 Point (3rd Place Vote). In the case of a tie, Chris Rubio will break the tie with his vote.

January : The winner will be announced in Las Vegas on Friday, January 12, 2018 at the JW Marriott. The winner will be determined by total votes. 3 points (1st Place Vote), 2 points (2nd Place Vote), 1 Point (3rd Place Vote). This year, we are adding in a popular vote on a Twitter poll. The Long Snappers who wins the poll, will earn an additional first place vote!

In the case of a tie, Chris Rubio will break the tie with his vote.

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Chris RubioRubio Long Snapping is, by far, the biggest and best resource for Long Snappers in the country. Rubio has been featured in 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 12 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 300 Long Snappers earning FULL SCHOLARSHIPS to major colleges and universities just for Long Snapping and many into the NFL as well.

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Semi-Finalists for the Chris Rubio Award

Rubio AwardHere is the semi-final list for this year’s Chris Rubio Award. These Long Snappers have proven, through multiple stats and videos, that they deserve to be on this list to possibly win the award on January 13, 2017 in Las Vegas, NV

Past winners include Scott Daly (Notre Dame), Cole Mazza (Alabama) and Blake Ferguson, twice! (LSU)

The members of this semi-final list will be narrowed done to three next Friday!!!

Here, in alphabetical order, are your 10 semi-finalists…

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Chris-Rubio-2Rubio Long Snapping is, by far, the biggest and best resource for Long Snappers in the country. 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 12 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 300 Long Snappers earning FULL SCHOLARSHIPS to major colleges and universities just for Long Snapping and many into the NFL as well.

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Top 2018 Long Snappers by Region

Here is a look at the TOP 2018 Long Snappers in each region of the country.

NORTHWEST (States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska)
Spencer Luce, WA
Spencer showed me some good things at the Rubio Long Snapping spring camp in WA on April 24, 2016. He is a Long Snapper with nice, large frame and has the ability to snap the ball with excellent power. I REALLY need to see him snap the ball with a tight spiral. Ball comes back quick and hard BUT if there is no spiral, it will be very tricky to catch for the punters. Spiral is going to be key. He locks it down and he moves way up the charts.

 

PACIFIC (California, Nevada, Arizona and Hawaii)
Ross Reiter, AZ
Reiter did really well at the TOP 12 & EVENT ELITE Camp at the IMG Academy in FL. I purposely put him under a lot of pressure situations and he dominated all of them. Ball is beyond crisp and just gorgeous to watch. He always does an excellent job of making sure he accomplished what you want him to do. Ask Reiter to do something and just consider it done. Built strong and tough. He is very close to a 5 Star Rubio Long Snapper.

 

ROCKY MOUNTAIN (Montana, Wyoming, Utah and Colorado)
Jesse Hooper, UT
Hooper showed me some great things at the Rubio Long Snapping VEGAS XXVIII Event on May 21-22, 2016. He moves with good aggression on his feet. Like to see him increase his 40 time a bit but the kid moves with passion and rage….I love it. Love to see him focus on locking down his spiral and leading with his elbows to create more whip. With as much power as he snaps with, he should EASILY be under .80 but the lack of spiral really crushed the speed. TONS of upside and he is right on the cusp. Keep a very close eye on this kid.

 

SOUTHWEST (New Mexico and Texas)
Karsten Battles, TX
Battles did really well at the Rubio Long Snapping summer camp in TX on July 7, 2016. He is a Long Snapper with good athleticism that can be a factor going downfield on punt coverage. He can pass an eyeball test quickly and already looks the part of a college athlete. Love to see him focus on really getting set and making sure he doesn’t rush the process. Tends to jump the gun a bit and that will play with his spiral and accuracy. Kid is dripping with potential and can easily be one of the best in his class. Watch him at VEGAS XXIX.

 

NORTH CENTRAL (North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and Nebraska)
Ross Hinders, IA
Hinders did really well at the TOP 12 & EVENT ELITE Camp at the IMG Academy in FL. He is a very athletic Long Snapper that moves well on his feet. Starting form is solid and he does a good job of getting his lower half fully involved in the snapping process. Like to see him lean back a bit more to make sure he doesn’t fall forward which can impact his accuracy and consistency. Getting fully set and leaning back while continuing to put on size will move him up. Quiet and deadly with his snaps.

 

SOUTH CENTRAL (Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana)
Evan Gibson, LA
Evan did really well at the Rubio Long Snapping summer camp in TX on July 7, 2016 and at the Underclassmen Invitational at the IMG Academy in FL. Body is looking very solid and he is built strong. Mature for his age. He has some very quick hands that really get the ball out of the gate quickly. Love to see him focus on slow motion drills to make sure he gets his lower half fully involved to gain more speed on the ball. With his frame and form, he could easily be under .8 by XXIX.

 

MID AMERICA (Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky)
Roen McCullough, OH
Roen did well at the TOP 12 & EVENT ELITE Camp at the IMG Academy in FL. Body is great and, when he is on, he can put a hole in the punter. He can easily be the fastest Long Snapper in the country for his age or the year above him. Making sure he is not over-gripping the ball so his spiral stays perfect and handling pressure will be the two biggest factors I check for this fall and at VEGAS XXIX in January. The ball is in Roen’s court and I know he can do it. When it clicks, he will take the top spot and it won’t be close.

 

NORTHEAST (Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont, New York, Connecticut and Rhode Island)
Matthew Aloni, NY
Big jump in the rankings and well deserved for Aloni after watching him at the Rubio Long Snapping summer camp in NC on July 11, 2016. Snaps are crisp, clean and very catchable. Form is solid and his body is able to pass an eyeball test quickly. Very good upside on Aloni. Love to see him focus on snapping with total CONFIDENCE and making sure he is whipping his arms through to create more overall speed on the ball. Like to see him under .78 by this fall and VEGAS XXIX.

 

ATLANTIC (Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Washington D.C., Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia)
Michael Vojvodich, VA
Michael did really well at the Rubio Long Snapping summer camp in NC. He is a VERY athletic Long Snapper that can fly downfield. Absolute factor on punt coverage and can be a game changer in coverage. Form is solid and he snaps with good power. Love to see him focus on completely locking down his spiral by VEGAS XXIX and making sure he is always going back instead of up and back, at times. Massive upside and I love what I see from Michael. Keep a close eye on him….TOP 12?????

 

SOUTHEAST (Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida)
Oscar Shadley, FL, Offer to Marshall!
Shadley did really well at the TOP 12 & EVENT ELITE Camp at the IMG Academy in FL. First off, his frame is excellent for his age…he practically looks like he could play in college right now. Upside on him at this point is off the charts. Ball is accurate, he has good speed and he handles pressure well. Locking down the spiral and making sure he is fully in control of his consistency moves him into the top spot by XXIX in January.

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Chris-Rubio-2Rubio Long Snapping is, by far, the biggest and best resource for Long Snappers in the country. 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 12 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 300 Long Snappers earning FULL SCHOLARSHIPS to major colleges and universities just for Long Snapping and many into the NFL as well.

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Watch List for The Chris Rubio Award

Here is the Pre-Season Watch List for The Chris Rubio Award!

Please note: you do NOT have to be on this list to win the award in January!!!

LONG SNAPPER QUALIFICATIONS

Johnny Den Bleyker of UCLA

What is the Award?
The Award will be presented on an annual basis to the best national high school Long Snapper for that given season.

Who Is Eligible?
Every athlete that plays high school football at the varsity level, regardless of state division, or age. You DO NOT have to attend a Rubio Long Snapping / Chris Sailer Kicking camp to win this award.

How Do You Win? 

  • You will have to be the starter for your high school varsity team.
  • You must not have more than one bad snap all season (snap that gets by the punter or the holder).
  • You must do both punt and p.a.t. snaps.
  • If you have to snap and block for your team, that is looked at in higher regard.
  • The amount of tackles is taken into consideration with the voting.
  • You must have started in 80% of the current year’s games for your varsity team.
  • A Long Snapper’s physical size is NOT taken into consideration in the voting.
  • Other positions played are NOT taken into consideration for voting.
  • You may be viewed by Chris Rubio in person, send in film, have a high school head coach’s recommendation, college special team’s coach recommendation or sports writer’s recommendation to be considered eligible.
  • A panel of voters assembled by the Chris Rubio selection committee will vote for the winner.

Blake Ferguson of LSU is a two time winner of The Chris Rubio Award

Blake Ferguson of LSU is a two time winner of The Chris Rubio Award

How Does the Voting Take Place? 
A panel of voters assembled by the Chris Rubio selection committee will be voting. The panel will include: Chris Rubio, past and current NFL Long Snappers, past and current NCAA Long Snappers, past finalists for the Chris Rubio Award (once they graduate from college), and Sports writers and columnists.

When?
August: A Watch List of 15 Long Snappers will be announced each year before the high school football season begins. The players on the Watch List were selected based on statistics from the previous season and upcoming season expectations.  The eventual winner does NOT have to be on the Watch List to win the awards.

Scott Daly of Notre Dame was the inagural winner of The Chris Rubio Award

Scott Daly of Notre Dame was the inaugural winner of The Chris Rubio Award

November:  Ten Semi-Finalists are announced.  The Semi-Finalists will be determined by committee selection.

December: The Three Finalists are announced. The Finalists will be determined by total votes. 3 points (1st Place Vote), 2 points (2nd Place Vote), 1 Point (3rd Place Vote). In the case of a tie, Chris Rubio will break the tie with his vote.

January : The winner will be announced in Las Vegas on Friday, January 13, 2017. The winner will be determined by total votes. 3 points (1st Place Vote), 2 points (2nd Place Vote), 1 Point (3rd Place Vote).

In the case of a tie, Chris Rubio will break the tie with his vote.

Cole Mazza of Alabama holds his Chris Rubio Award trophy in Los Angeles

Cole Mazza of Alabama holds his Chris Rubio Award trophy in Los Angeles

Guidelines:
Submit your season total stats (total snaps) each week to Chris Rubio by emailing them to Rubio@RubioLongSnapping.com Please submit the following:
Total Number of Punts:
Total Number of P.A.T’s:
Total Number of tackles:
Misc (fumble recovery, etc):

Please note: You may create a highlight tape for the judges but it cannot exceed one minute in length. It must be emailed to Rubio@RubioLongSnapping.com with a YouTube link.

*All statistics will have to be verified by your high school head coach before you can be announced as a Finalist.

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RECAP OF VEGAS XXVIII!

IMG_9852Rubio Long Snapping traveled to Las Vegas on May 21-22nd, 2016 for VEGAS XXVIII!

Long Snappers from 35 states & two countries all traveled to Vegas to learn from the best, get the top instruction and the most exposure possible for Long Snapping.

The overall camp champion was Jude Pedrozo (OH, 2019)!!! Jude was great all weekend and showed how much pressure he could handle in the finals against long time Rubio Long Snapper Ross Reiter (AZ, 2018). Jude is a strong Long Snapper and the first freshman to ever win a Vegas Event! You have to LOVE his father’s reaction after the final snap!IMG_9858IMG_9875

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IMG_9873The finalists (please note: John Raines was unable to attend the finals, so the next highest RSI was earned by Ryan Culbertson and he was the #12 spot) were as follows…

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The Rubio Long Snapping staff was on point and beyond excellent once again. I want to thank them all once again for the outstanding work they did over the 48 hours of VEGAS XXVIII.

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We had two new additions to VEGAS this year, Rubio Long Snapper Cade Long broke the overall high score on The Rubio Long Snapping Target with a 38! The past high score was a 35.

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Another new thing for VEGAS was that Rubio Long Snapper Thomas Fletcher was named an Army All-American and presented with his jersey! You can see the whole video HERE

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Overall top performers on Sunday were as follows….

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The fastest 40 time was earned by Cameron Lang (WA, ’18)!

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The George Steward Happy Camper Award went to Eli McMullen (FL, ’17)!

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  • KEY POINTS:
  • Videos and stats will be up ASAP.
  • My rankings, which will be up July 1st, are NOT done just from The Rubio Target and will always be announced when they are completed on social media.
  • My rankings are NOT done from some mathematical formula.
  • My rankings ARE done by me and my several select member of my senior staff. That is
  • why they take a good amount of time. (Think of it this way, it takes MONTHS to build a Rolls Royce but only hours to build an average car)
  • 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 profiles section, simply go to RubioLongSnapping.com. click PLAYER PROFILES, click which class, click LONG SNAPPERS and find your name.

Be ready, it will be here in just over 23o days!!!!

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Chris-Rubio-2Rubio Long Snapping is, by far, the biggest and best resource for Long Snappers in the country. 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 12 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 300 Long Snappers earning FULL SCHOLARSHIPS to major colleges and universities just for Long Snapping and many into the NFL as well.

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FULL article from the Rubio Long Snapping Fall Camp in NC (11/22)

The rankings are completed for ALL Long Snappers that participated in the Rubio Long Snapping fall Camp in NC.

Long Snappers came in from VA, GA, SC, OH, FL, MD, PA TN, NY and, of course, NC to learn from the best and get the most exposure possible for Long Snappers.

Next ranking opportunity will be in TX on December 7th and at VEGAS XXV.

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Tyler Griffiths

The best 2015 Long Snapper at the camp was Tyler Griffiths. The recent NC State commit left no doubt he was the best overall Long Snapper at the camp when he won the speed competition and then the whole camp. Great attitude, solid frame and smooth snap. The kid has it all.

  • Garrett Wilson showed great athleticism and extremely quick hands.
  • Erik Lawson has a massive frame and is one of the smoothest Long Snappers in his class.
  • Brandon Fields might be the most accurate Long Snapper in the class and almost won in NC and GA

Ben Wyatt

Ben Wyatt

The best 2016 Long Snapper at the camp was Ben Wyatt. Ben has been improving drastically over the past year and he was absolutely dominant at the fall camp in NC. Snaps D1 speeds right now and rarely misses. One to watch for sure.

  • Harrison Freeman was smooth and accurate all day long. Just letting the ball go will be huge for him. Passes the eye ball test quickly.
  • Charles McDonough was exceptional all camp and started his push towards the TOP 12.
  • Jackson Quiggle got hot and was throwing immense heat at the end of the camp. Major improvement in the past couple of months.
  • Skyler Korinek is right on the cusp of greatness. Couple tweaks and he will crush other Long Snappers in his class.
  • Sion Harrington has all of the tools to be a great one. Watch him closely.

Notables: Kyad Agha, Jacob Keith, Hayden Moore, John Murphy, Ethan Ray, Javon McHenry, Mitchell Sepe, Gabe Skrobot , Troy Smith and Sean Somers.

Mitch Hall

Mitch Hall

The best 2017 Long Snapper at the camp was Mitch Hall. Mitch was on fire all day and was snapping the ball with a ton of confidence. He has definitely regained his mojo and is one to watch at VEGAS XXV!

  • Ryan Culbertson is smooth and improving by the second. Love his attitude and how well he listens.
  • Kyle Davis was very impressive with good accuracy and speed all day long. Built very long.
  • Austin Reeves did well with his overall speed and placement of the ball. Love his frame and attitude.

Notables: Gunnar Daniel, Parker Carlton, Colin Scott and Ryan Watkins

Turner, Noah

Noah Turner

The best 2018 Long Snapper at the camp was Noah Tuner. Noah was great all day. He can already snap in the mid .7s and snaps with a lot of power. Really like his attitude and his drive.

  • Oscar Shadley showed great athleticism and tons of potential. Once he widens out a bit, he will dominate.

Notables: Drew McDaniel, Chase McPherson

KEY POINTS:

  • My rankings are NOT done just from The Rubio Target
  • My rankings are NOT done from some mathematical formula.
  • My rankings ARE done by me and only me. That is why they take a good amount of time. (Think of it this way, it takes MONTHS to build a Rolls Royce but only hours to build an average car)
  • 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 section, simply go to RubioLongSnapping.com  rollover PLAYER RANKINGS, rollover which CLASS you are looking for, click that CLASS, click LONG SNAPPERS and find your name.

Be sure to check out the highlight tape from the Rubio Long Snapping fall camps in NC and GA below…

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Happy Ranksgiving to the 2018 Long Snappers from the NC Camp (11/22)

The rankings are completed for ALL  2018 Long Snappers that participated in the Rubio Long Snapping fall Camp in NC.

Long Snappers came in from VA, GA, SC, OH, FL, MD, PA TN, NY and, of course, NC to learn from the best and get the most exposure possible for Long Snappers.

Next ranking opportunity will be in TX on December 7th and at VEGAS XXV.

Turner, Noah

Noah Turner

The best 2018 Long Snapper at the camp was Noah Tuner. Noah was great all day. He can already snap in the mid .7s and snaps with a lot of power. Really like his attitude and his drive.

  • Oscar Shadley showed great athleticism and tons of potential. Once he widens out a bit, he will dominate.

Notables: Drew McDaniel, Chase McPherson

KEY POINTS:

  • My rankings are NOT done just from The Rubio Target
  • My rankings are NOT done from some mathematical formula.
  • My rankings ARE done by me and only me. That is why they take a good amount of time. (Think of it this way, it takes MONTHS to build a Rolls Royce but only hours to build an average car)
  • 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 section, simply go to RubioLongSnapping.com  rollover PLAYER RANKINGS, rollover which CLASS you are looking for, click that CLASS, click LONG SNAPPERS and find your name.

Be sure to check out the highlight tape from the Rubio Long Snapping fall camps in NC and GA below…

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