{"id":12076,"date":"2025-04-22T06:09:13","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T06:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rubiosblog.com\/?p=12076"},"modified":"2025-04-09T17:20:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T17:20:57","slug":"where-are-they-now-featuring-ross-arroyo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rubiosblog.com\/?p=12076","title":{"rendered":"“Where Are They Now?” featuring Ross Arroyo!!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Today, we feature 2019 Rubio Long Snapper Ross Arroyo of the University of Charleston!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

What is your occupation?
\n<\/strong>I work as the Medical Staff Services Information System Analyst for the second largest health system here in WV as well as some independent ventures to fill time.<\/p>\n

Where do you live?
\n<\/strong>Currently I am still out in wild and wonderful Charleston West Virgina<\/p>\n

Married? Kids?
\n<\/strong>No ring and no kids at this point; closest I got is a girlfriend of a couple years<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>What is your fondest memory of your time playing college football?
\n<\/strong>When D2 University of Charleston upset D1 FCS Valparaiso on their homecoming (the score was 19-13). The icing on the cake was that 13 of UC\u2019s points were from the field goal unit, providing another example that special teams wins games!<\/p>\n

If you could give ONE bit of advice to the current Rubio Long Snappers, what would it be?<\/strong>\u00a0Snapping PARENTS, what would it be?
\n<\/strong>For players\u2026 I know its ironic coming from me but you need to relax. Treat every snap the same whether you\u2019re practicing or setting up for the game winner. Stressing yourself out and double checking everything is going to do more harm than good. Breath and fall back on your training, that is the only thing you can control; and even if you do mess up, the world is not going to end, there will be another snap.<\/p>\n

For parent\u2026 Be your child\u2019s biggest cheerleader, not their biggest critic; you cannot want it more than your kid. I\u2019ve seen many players get burnt out or hate the game because their parents ruin it for them by being just another coach. There will be days they don\u2019t want to practice and sharpen their skills, but if it is a pattern then you need to make sure THEY want it! That is the only way they will have long-lasting success at it.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>When was the last time you snapped a ball and for what reason?<\/strong>
\nI actually did a drill within a week or so, it was the drill where you lay on your back and practice your follow through. It became a relaxing habit\/fidget I do when I\u2019m thinking. Although my last full snap was at a Christmas party in 2024.<\/p>\n

If you could go back and play football in college again, would you go to the same school or a different one? Why?<\/strong>
\nI would have still chosen UC; the friends, connections, and growth I\u2019ve gotten out of it is something I wouldn\u2019t want to change.<\/p>\n

Any regrets during college?<\/strong>\u00a0Anything you wish you had done or hadn\u2019t done?
\n<\/strong>My only regret would be deciding to move off campus my sophomore year. I\u2019d done to avoid getting Covid but when you remove yourself from the college environment you can very quickly lose some of the college experience. Every school is different depending on the campus culture but you\u2019d want to consider that before leaving campus.<\/p>\n

What tremendous thing have you been a part of or experienced since you graduated?<\/strong>
\nI\u2019ve been out for only about 2 years now, but in that time:<\/p>\n