Best friends form a Special Team

Two all-star athletes reunite to help the Brahmas this season

Megan

One of the last things people think or talk about with football is special teams. But these two players have managed to make a name for themselves and have created an unbreakable bond between them at the same time.

They met in 2012 during the Prepstar SoCal California Classic North vs. South All-Star game, became fast friends, but quickly moved on with their separate college lives.

Two short years later, they would be reunited and playing football together again.

Long snapper, Blake Word, and kicker and punter, Jamie Sutcliffe, work together for the Brahmas on one of the most important and underrated parts of the team. Being a part of the special teams comes with a different kind of pressure and strong need for mental toughness.

“In other positions you can make a mistake and have it go unnoticed, but as a long snapper, punter or kicker, all eyes are on you every time you’re on the field,” said Kicking and Special Teams Coach of four years, Bob Bognet.