It's spring practice, when the dust gets knocked off the shoulder pads and players spend a few hours each day running into each other.
And then there are the punters, kickers and long-snappers.
Here's how it works for the specialists at most schools: There's conditioning, and everyone does that, despite some protests. Then maybe a special-teams drill or two. Then a whole lot of waiting around. Of any three-hour practice, the specialists might be involved for 15 minutes.
"You're bored as hell," former Utah punter and Ray Guy Award winner Tom Hackett said.
Practice for specialists isn't like practice for everyone else.