Blind Long Snapper Earns Walk-on Opportunity at USC

Years after becoming an inspiration to the USC Trojans football team, Jake Olson will officially become a member of the squad.

ESPN aired an outstanding feature on Olson back in 2013, detailing his fight with cancer and his involvement with the Trojans:

Olson lost his left eye to cancer when he was just 10 months old and lost his right eye 11 years later. However, he hasn't let that stop him from playing the game he loves.

The teen was able to put in the work to make California's Orange Lutheran High School football team as a long snapper. Now, his hard work has helped him achieve a lifelong dream.

According to Gary Klein of the Los Angeles Times, Olson will become a walk-on member of the USC football team:

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The 6-foot-4, 195-pound Olson has been admitted to USC, but not as one of the university's incoming 24-player football recruiting class. He is a recipient of a Swim With Mike scholarship, awarded annually from the Physically Challenged Athletes Scholarship fund.

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Olson, 18, was introduced as a Swim With Mike scholarship winner in February during an event where video highlights of incoming football players were shown to Trojans fans. He would join the program as a walk-on.

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This remarkable story just continues to get better.

Needless to say, this is something the long snapper has wanted for a long time.

"It's a dream come true," Olson said, per Klein.

But don't view this as a publicity stunt. Trojans coach Steve Sarkisian fully intends to get Olson into a game.

"When? I don't know. But it will happen," Sarkisian said, per Klein. "When that day comes, it will be awesome."

To read more about Olson's story, check out Klein's article.

[ESPN, h/t Sports Illustrated]