(Photo: From Craig James via Jake McQuaide)
There will be plenty of Elder Panther Pride in Atlanta for Super Bowl LIII.
Jake McQuaide, 31, and Elder High School graduate, will be the starting long snapper for the Los Angeles Rams as they take on the New England Patriots Feb. 3.
Barring injury, he will be the first Elder graduate to play a snap in the Super Bowl according to athletic director Kevin Espalage, who said two other Panthers have been on teams that played in the Super Bowl.
Dan Stricker, a wide receiver and 1998 graduate, was on the Patriots roster for the first game of the 2003 season, which ended with New England beating the Carolina Panthers.