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My walk-on story: Middle school long-snap test turned into chance to play college football

Husker long snapper Chase Urbach poses for a portrait at Memorial Stadium in May.

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“(I started long snapping) when I was in seventh or eighth grade. The team was like, ‘Who can snap?’ and everyone did it and I was the best one, and it just fell into place after that. It’s kind of nuts. I’ve had a lot of help, and gone to a lot of long-snapping camps, too. I’ve met a lot of great mentors.

“My senior year of high school (former Nebraska special teams coach Bruce Reed) called me.