The Baylor Lariat · Aug 26, 2024
The longest snap: Garrison Grimes continues Baylor special teams legacy
Redshirt junior long snapper Garrison Grimes flexes after forcing a fumble against Texas on Sept. 23, 2023 at McLane Stadium. Lariat File Photo Photo credit: Lariat File PhotoBy Jackson Posey | Sports Writer
With a blackout home crowd roaring, the final game against a longtime rival on the line, an unlikely star rose to the occasion:
The long snapper.
Baylor lost their 2023 game against Texas, but along the way, a star was born. Long snapper Garrison Grimes, a second-year starter and son of then-offensive coordinator Jeff Grimes, recovered two muffed punts and snapped for both of Baylor’s made field goals.