USC special teams coach John Baxter has always said that no one should know the long snapper's name because it only comes up when he makes a mistake. Well, future Trojan long snapper Zach Smith (Atherton, Calif.) has already made a name for himself with an impressive trick shot video that has gone viral on YouTube (300,000+ views).
Smith is expected to join the program as a preferred walk-on this fall. For NCAA compliance reasons, we had to make some small edits to the video, but if you have not seen it, check it out.
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