The first weekend of the new high school and college football season finished last night with the FSU-Clemson game. No one is happier with the outcome than the long snapper for the Tigers. I have always paid close attention to the snapper. If he ever gets press he has done something in a negative fashion. This position became of utmost importance to me when my son played in that spot. He and I texted each other several times during last night’s game talking about the unknown young man who snapped for Clemson. On two occasions he was a highlight on instant reply. First, he made a nice snap and then watched the FSU man lined up in front of him rush right by and block a punt. Then he snapped a ball over the head of the punter and that play resulted in a 2 point safety for FSU. Had the Seminoles scored one more time those points would have been the difference in the game. Trust me, he is one relieved young man. I do not know his name. I am sure some Clemson fan will e-mail it to me. He is some mother and father’s son. And as a player at a D-I school he is certainly a fine student athlete. 

Why do I write about a young man I do not know, who plays at a school I do not cheer for? Here is the message. Every job is important – even when no one knows your name. Today you will carry out some duty that will go unnoticed by many others. I encourage you to be found faithful. If you fail to carry out your assignment someone and maybe a whole team of people counting on you will be disappointed. The Clemson snapper did many things without blemish last night. However, his missed assignments were noticed by many. Someone is counting on you today. Do your job with excellence. 

Remember, football is a game. Certainly many others had missed assignments on other plays during that game. Indeed, no one person wins or loses a game in a team sport. The next time you watch a football game notice the kid who snaps on kicks. Like many, he is most often an unknown. Those are the people who make the world go around day by day. Be faithful. 

Pastor Ted Traylor 

Posted on Tuesday, September 4th, 2007 at 9:26 am.
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