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Suppose we wanted a certain Long Snapper. We give him a preferred walk on status, but school "A" has scholarships to spare and will burn one on him. Well, in that case, he will likely go to school "A" for a free education, so this forces us to offer a scholarship to him, if we really want him.
I would offer a scholarship to a long snapper in a heartbeat if I was certain he was a specialist in that area. Having the comfort of your punter getting the ball off like clockwork is huge in the biggest area of the sport. SPECIAL TEAMS. AT THE END OF THE DAY THE GAME COMES DOWN TO FIELD POSITION.