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Blind USC long snapper Jake Olson lives out dream, debuts in Trojan win

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Nothing good comes from a story about a long snapper. And in a perfect world, never hearing the name of a long snapper is the goal in football.

But that’s not the case for USC. Not when that long snapper is Jake Olson, who has been blind since he was 12-years-old.

The walk-on junior defeated all odds Saturday at the Coliseum, snapping the final extra point in a 49-31 win over Western Michigan. He did it perfectly, allowing fellow walk-on and Mater Dei teammate Chase McGrath to kick the ball through the uprights.

This is anything but a regular PAT.