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In Focus: Blake Ferguson

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Energetic. Passionate. Ambitious.

Three qualities one has to have to play football on the collegiate level and excel throughout life. Three qualities that are present in LSU long-snapper Blake Ferguson.

There is no one on the LSU sidelines with the energy and enthusiasm of Ferguson. No one has the ability that the special teams captain does to inject fire into a room quite like Ferguson. However, that doesn’t come without its challenges for the sophomore long snapper.

In January of 2011, Ferguson was at a Chris Rubio long snapping camp when he began feeling constantly parched, and it was noticeable that he had lost a significant amount of weight.