A Chat With Lane Hansen

How often do longsnappers get to be the lead blocker? Well, that's Lane Hansen right there as the lead blocker for Tanner Arkin on the fake punt against Michigan. Snap the ball and then head for the return man. Not to tackle him, but to block him.

That's one of the things I wanted to talk to Lane Hansen about. The other was the fact that this is now the 10th consecutive season with a Hansen brother on University of Illinois Fighting Illini. Six for Jake and now five for Lane with one year of overlap.