From Menifee to SoFi, Rams' Matthew Orzech Proves the Snap Lasts Longer Than You Think
Before Matthew Orzech made the perfect snap in the last 10 minutes of the NFC Championship, sending the, he was a student at Azusa Pacific University and"his love was baseball," said Orzech's father, Matt.
He did play tight end for Azusa's football team, the position he held in high school at Paloma Valley.However, Matt says there was a deciding moment that would ultimately set his son's sights, and future, on football. "The coach asked him, 'Have you ever long snapped?' And he said, 'No.' And he goes, 'Well, you're a pitcher for baseball, you should be able to do this,'" said Matt.
Number 42's dad said Matthew gave long snapping a try"and the coach said, 'You did so good that you're going to travel the first game as a freshmen.'"Download our local news and weather app for
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