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Blind student trains with college American football team

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Fireworks go off before the USC Trojans opening season game against the Arkansas State Red Wolves at Los Angeles Coliseum on September 5, 2015 in Los Angeles, California (AFP Photo/Harry How)

Los Angeles (AFP) - A blind student trained with a top college American football team for the first time on Tuesday after receiving a waiver from authorities to practice with the squad.

Jake Olson, a long-snapper who lost his eyesight due to cancer in childhood, trained with the University of Southern California Trojans after enrolling on a scholarship for physically challenged athletes.