My name is
Jordan Ober. I will be playing football at the University of Nebraska Lincoln.
I play the best position in football, which is Long Snapper. Football is the
best thing to ever happen to me because it opened so many doors for me.
Football paid for my school. From the beginning, it taught me how to be a man.
For example, my coach’s taught me how to be disciplined and it taught me to
never quit.
Before football, Baseball was my
life. I played 14 seasons and was the catcher for all of my teams. Baseball taught
me how to be disciplined before football taught me. I quit baseball before
freshmen year because it was way to boring and I have always been intrigued by
football. My dad didn’t want me to play football but my mom did so she
convinced my dad. Football changed my life.
I am an
animal lover. I love dogs and other furry animals. I have two dogs, a labor
doodle and a multipo. Their names are Riley and Lexi. When I grow up, I want
three dogs. I want a Germen Shepard, a Husky, and a Golden Retriever. I need to
have dogs when I grow up.
When I am
older, I want to be in the NFL. My main goal is to sign with the Pittsburgh
Steelers. If I can’t play professional football, I want to open my own practice
and be a Physical Therapist. I want to open it in Colorado because that is
where I want to settle down. If I can’t open it in Colorado, I would want to
work for a college or a pro team. I want to do physical therapy because I want
to help people recover and get back to their daily lives. If I can help at
least one a person a day, that would be amazing.
I am not
the best student but I want to change that in college. I want to learn good
study habits and get more organized so I can get good grades. I want to work as hard as I do on the field
in the classroom. My goal this year is to get a 3.1 or higher. If I can get a
4.0 that would be the best thing to ever happen to me. Academics have to come
before athletics.
The story
of how my football career started is pretty funny. When I was a sophomore in
high school, I was in PE and my coach saw me snapping for fun and he told me
that I was really good at it. I didn’t want to be a long snapper and I was
honestly ashamed of being a long snapper. The next day, he made me snap in
front of the head coach, and I got the job. That is how it all started. I
practiced every day and went to camps so I can get exposed. I made the finals
and that gave me a huge boost. Later on I won the finals and that pushed me to
a 5 star prospect, which is what set everything off.
I was set
to commit to ASU as a preferred walk on but suddenly The University of Nebraska
offered me a full ride scholarship. Only 7 long snappers got full rides. I was
so blessed and I went on my official and committed the next day. That was one
of the best things that happened to me in my entire life. I am excited to start
my career as a student- athlete here at the University of Nebraska. GO BIG RED!
