Michigan Wolverines: Scott Sypniewski
Michigan explains snapper scholarship
As football continues to become more specialized, giving long snappers a free ride for four years is beginning to happen more often.
Michigan was always going to take a long snapper somehow. It has been a personal preference of coach Brady Hoke for years, and this season made the most sense to grab one.
Former U-M LS says scholly was smart 
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Michigan coach Brady Hoke surprised quite a few people last summer when he extended a scholarship offer to long snapper Scott Sypniewski (Ottawa, Ill./Marquette). The general consensus among fans was puzzlement as they wondered why the scholarship wouldn’t go to a more “valuable” skill player, where the Wolverines were struggling to get commits.
However, according to Jeremy Miller, former Michigan long snapper and one of Sypniewski’s coaches, the decision was the correct one.
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Short list of visitors enjoys big win
"The atmosphere at Michigan was exciting," 2014 linebacker William White (Detroit/Cass Tech) said. "Seeing the players and parents I have been seeing since I was a child really made it better. Also the fans were very friendly people."
White and classmate Damon Webb, a cornerback, were supposed to take in Michigan State's game against Notre Dame after Michigan’s game. A traffic jam didn't allow them to do that, so the Wolverines inadvertently prevented the Spartans from hosting the top prospects.
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He offered Sypniewski, a long-snapper, a scholarship. Moments later, the Ottawa, Ill. native became the 21st member of Michigan’s Class of 2013.
“Michigan did definitely show the most interest,” Sypniewski told WolverineNation on Wednesday afternoon. “They said from when they first met me they wanted me to be their long-snapper.”
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