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| Scott Sypniewski |
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 230 lbs.
High school: Ottawa (IL) Marquette
Position: Long snapper
Class: Freshman
Jersey number: N/A
Last year: Sypniewski was a senior in high school.
The story about the recruitment of Sypniewski was an odd one. In the midst of putting together a highly rated recruiting class, the coaches offered and received a commitment from a long snapper. Nobody really knew whether he was being offered a guaranteed scholarship or a preferred walk-on spot, and as a long snapper, he seems to be the forgotten recruit of the class. It appears to have been a legitimate scholarship offer, so the coaches must think that he can get the job done for the better part of the next five years. In case you don't remember the story of Taybor Pepper, by the way, let me refresh your memory: Pepper was a preferred walk-on long snapper in the 2012 class who was "committed" to become a Wolverine; well after National Signing Day 2012, he accepted a scholarship to play for the Michigan State Spartans. Sypniewski represents Michigan's more aggressive approach to recruiting long snappers, who are usually walk-ons that might earn a scholarship if they win the starting job.
The reason Sypniewski is all the way down here at #94 is that Michigan has a returning long snapper in the form of fifth year senior Jareth Glanda. Glanda has done a good job as a short snapper and long snapper over the past couple seasons, and he even caught that miracle pass against Virginia Tech in the Sugar Bowl. Long snappers who catch passes are a pretty rare commodity, so we can probably expect Sypniewski to stare slack-jawed from the sideline as Glanda's greatness unleashes itself.
Prediction: Redshirt
"Long snappers who catch passes are a pretty rare commodity, so we can probably expect Sypniewski to stare slack-jawed from the sideline as Glanda's greatness unleashes itself."
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