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Ashway: Jake Olson's vision inspiring others
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Denton Ashway
For The Times
Updated: Nov 26, 2013, 11:31 PM
Published: Nov 26, 2013, 11:34 PM
For someone who’s blind, Jake Olson sure has great vision. Last May, Olson envisioned himself as the long snapper for his Orange Lutheran High School football team. “I just started thinking of a position that I could play, and I kind of had a knack for snapping, so why not long snapper?”
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Georgia wide receiver George Pickens (1) celebrates his touchdown reception in the Sugar Bowl against Baylor on Wednesday, Jan. 1 in New Orleans. - photo by Bill Feig
Nathan Berg
The Times
Published: Jan 3, 2020, 1:55 AM
Following Wednesday's win over Baylor, the groaning and lamenting of an apparent “lost season” has started to die away, leaving Georgia faithful amped back up on the offseason drug of choice for all college football fans: hope.
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