What A Great Football Gig

Is football off the radar for your son even though he loves the game. What to do. What to do. I know what will happen, though. The typical kid will whine until he gets his way then put his body and brain on the line to play a game.

Well, not to worry. All you have to do is put him in the right direction on the football playing field. In other words, make him a long snapper for extra points and field goals.

I took a blurb from the Iowa State Cyclone newsletter regarding a prospect:

One of the nation’s best long snappers is going to be a Cyclone. Koby Hathcock, considered the No. 2 long snapper in the country by Kohl’s Kicking, announced his pledge to Matt Campbell’s program late Sunday night.

The 5-foot-11, 198-pound Arizona native will have an opportunity to join the program and immediately battle for playing time with Steve Wirtel set to graduate after next season. Like Wirtel, Hathcock will be on scholarship in Ames.

Did you read it all? The lad is on scholarship. That's called free board, room and tuition for snapping a ball to a holder. It's a pretty good gig.

One of my former players, Adam Lingner, at Rock Island Alleman, went to the Univ. for Illinois on a FB scholarship. He played center and was their long snapper.

After graduation he signed with the Buffalo Bills and became their long snapper only. Wow! He was the guy who snapped the ball when Scott Norwood kicked one wide right to miss winning the Super Bowl. One more thing. Adam made tons of cash doing what he did.

Word to the wise: buy a football and have your son put his head down, look between his legs and let fly. You'll all be happy.