{"id":2674,"date":"2015-10-30T13:41:19","date_gmt":"2015-10-30T13:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/fyi\/?p=2674"},"modified":"2015-10-30T13:41:19","modified_gmt":"2015-10-30T13:41:19","slug":"one-play-one-memorable-tackle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/fyi\/2015\/10\/30\/one-play-one-memorable-tackle\/","title":{"rendered":"One Play, One Memorable Tackle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Richard Paige<\/em> — So many things have to come together for any single play in football to work. When they do, it can lead to a very special moment. <\/p>\n

Sixty-seven seconds remained in the Little Giants\u2019 55-7 win at Wooster last weekend when special happened.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you would have seen the way the guys on the sideline reacted, you would have thought that we won the national championship,\u201d offensive coordinator Don Morel said. \u201cThat\u2019s as much fun as I\u2019ve had in 25 years of coaching.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Ethan<\/a>
Ethan Shultz ’19<\/figcaption><\/figure>Ethan Shultz is a freshman outside linebacker. He stands 5-foot-6, weighs 152 pounds, and is diabetic. For him to even be on the team is borderline miraculous.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s a member of the scout team defense, which means each week he and 10 other teammates mimic the opponent\u2019s defense to give the starters a chance to simulate what they might face on Saturday.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a thankless job because scout teamers spend more time learning the opposing D than they do their own.<\/p>\n

Coaches notice. And they noticed Shultz, who sticks his nose in there every day and plays to the best of his ability on each play. He does everything asked of him.<\/p>\n

Shultz grew up in Danville, Ohio, roughly 30 miles from the Wooster campus, and as a reward for his hard work, earned a spot on the Little Giants\u2019 travel team. That\u2019s as much as any freshman could hope for.<\/p>\n

Late in the game with the Little Giants cruising, Shultz\u2019s teammates began chanting his name. They wanted him to get a chance to play. The coaches started to talk. Could we get him on the field?<\/p>\n

\u201cSomething crazy had to happen for us to get him in the game,\u201d said assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Olmy Olmstead. \u201cWe\u2019re on defense and we need something to get him in on the kickoff squad.\u201d<\/p>\n

A few plays later, A.J. Clark \u201916 intercepted a pass and returned it 58 yards for a score. Crazy just happened and Coach Erik Raeburn green lighted the decision to put him in.<\/p>\n

Shultz trotted on to the field for the ensuing kick-off. With the ball on its way, he sprinted down the field wearing No. 58, and he made the tackle. The Little Giant sideline erupted.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt felt great to make that tackle on my first collegiate play,\u201d Shultz explained. \u201cIt felt as all the hard work I’ve put in on scout team finally came to fruition.\u201d<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t a Rudy experience, that\u2019s fairytale. Moments like Shultz\u2019s happen far more often in college sports than Hollywood ever lets on. What\u2019s truly memorable about Ethan\u2019s performance is that in the singular moment \u2013 seven seconds in total \u2013 he got an opportunity and made the most of it. The hard work, the practices, the focus, the dedication. He. Made. The. Tackle.<\/p>\n

Coaches love when their guys rise and meet the moment. Ethan Shultz did exactly that.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not sure how much Ethan Schultz is going to get in there and play in the future, but I can promise you that if he continues to perform like he does on our scout team, you are going to want that guy in your organization.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe absolutely earned it,\u201d Olmstead said. \u201cHe deserved every second of that moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Seven<\/a>
Seven seconds, three frames, one memorable tackle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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