It’s easy for USC long-snapper Jake Olson to understand why the doubts exist. For most, the concept that someone who is blind could earn playing time at any level of college football seems absurd.
He just happens to disagree.
“People freak out too much about it,” Olson said.
Blind since he was 12, Olson took a step toward proving a lot people wrong -- USC coaches included -- at the Trojans' spring game on April 16. He snapped on a pair of field goal attempts, both without a pass rush, to the applause of the 20,000-plus in attendance at the Coliseum.