Jake Olson has long been one of the most inspirational student-athletes in college football. Olson, who is the blind long-snapper on the USC Trojans roster, overcame the odds to make the team and even got onto the field last season to snap the ball on a successful extra point conversion.
Since then, Olson continues to fine-tune his skills and his snaps are more accurate than ever.
On Monday afternoon, the Trojans official Twitter account shared a video of Olson in the team’s locker room showing off his improved snapping ability with a “trick shot” to show off just how accurate he has become.
A water bottle was placed on top of empty water jugs approximately seven-yards behind Olson. He unleashed a snap and sniped the water bottle right off of the makeshift platform.
Here’s the video:
USC long snapper @JakeOlson61 busted out a new trick in the locker room. #FightOn pic.twitter.com/Ln7ErHaoeK
— USC Trojans (@USC_Athletics) August 6, 2018
Let’s hope that Olson will be able to see more game action during the 2018 college football season.
The Trojans kick off this year’s campaign on Saturday, Sept. 1 against the UNLV Rebels. Kickoff at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is set for 4:00 p.m. ET on the Pac-12 Network.
