Long Snapper Issues & Semi Rant

[Brettski]

What’s the story on the poor long snapper play? The 3pts we gave up due to the poor punt execution was the difference in the game.

I think Troy has liabilities as a QB but he’s what Utah has right now. I feel for the kid. I hope he has a great game at SC and that we can pass protect a little better and that he stays in the pocket longer.

[PlainsUte]

Coach Whitt addressed long snapping in his press conf today.  Its a Long Story (pun intended), including injuries, no available schollies available for a long snapper specialist, people trying to play ohfense and special teams and not able to exclusively practice long snapping, etc.

Troy is something of a glass-half-empty story.  He can make plays, just not consitently enough to get the Utes to the upper echelon of this league.

[KiYi-Ute]

No scholarships available? So we’re just throwing bodies at it hoping someone can snap?

Sounds like really poor management/coaching. I miss Chase. 

[PlainsUte]

After the first option (Handlley, who had been Chase’s understudy) got hurt, yes, in a way.  How many guys out of a limited number of schollies can you reserve to be exclusively a long snapper?

[KiYi-Ute]

Ah, I somehow missed that Handley was Chase’s backup. I didn’t think he had any previous experience and was just thrown into the role. Naive on my part.

[Milton Vanderslice]

I have to say though, the defensive effort to stop Stanford after Wishnowsky was tackled was nothing short of impressive.