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Jersey Number 50
Aaron Bolinsky
- Position:
- Long Snapper
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Frackville, Pa.
- High School:
- North Schuylkill
Bio
Career Overview: Started 55 games in four seasons at long snapper, including every game of the 2019-22 seasons ... Has eight career tackles, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery in punt coverage ... Member of the Syracuse Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) for 2020-21 and is president of the Syracuse University chapter of Uplifting Athletes ... Enrolled at Syracuse in January 2018 ... Has snapped for three different All-American specialists - Andre Szmyt (2018 Lou Groza winner), Sterling Hofrichter (2019 Ray Guy Award finalist) and Nolan Cooney.
Senior Year (2022): Team captain ... Wuerffel Trophy Nominee ... Snapped for a field goal unit that was a perfect 40-of-40 on PATs and connected on 20 field goals ... Placekicker Andre Szmyt set Syracuse's career scoring, field goals made, field goals attempted and PATs made records this season with Bolinsky as the snapper for 55 games in his career ... Made two solo tackles in punt coverage on the season ... Had tackles against Notre Dame (10/29) and at Pitt (11/5) ... Was awarded the Ray Martino Award for loyalty, perseverance and enthusiasm.
Junior Year (2021): Appeared in every game ... Snapped on punts and field goal/PATs ... Kicker Andre Szmyt was 45-of-52 on kicks in 2021 (PATs and field goals), including a game-winning field goal against Liberty ... Also active in punt coverage with two tackles and played a hand in the Orange recovering a fumble on a punt as one of the first players in on the return man ... Made a tackle against Florida State (10/2), on a play in which Syracuse recovered a fumble ... Had a tackle against Pitt (11/27).
Junior Year (2020): Reliable long snapper who appeared in every game … Snapped for punter Nolan Cooney, who was named an honorable mention All-American by The Athletic … It’s the third-straight season Bolinsky has snapped for an All-American specialist at SU … Snapper for the field goal unit that saw Andre Szmyt connect on 32-of-35 kicks, including a 9-of-11 mark on field goals … Recovered a fumble at North Carolina (9/12).
Sophomore Year (2019): First-string snapper for punts and placement kicks in all 12 games ... Key member of a special teams unit that featured All-America punter Sterling Hofrichter and All-ACC kicker Andre Szmyt ... Helped the Orange punt team lead the ACC for the third consecutive year and finish No. 3 nationally in net average (43.03) ... Assisted a coverage team that ranked fifth in the FBS in punt return yardage defense (1.7 ypr) and set the school single-season record for the fewest punt return yards allowed (17) ... Made one tackle at Liberty (8/31) ... Against Holy Cross (9/21), had one tackle and forced a fumble that was recovered by Tyrell Richards, leading to a Syracuse touchdown ... Named to CoSIDA Academic All-District Team ... Spring 2020 SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll selection.
Freshman Year (2018): Stepped into the role of starting snapper for punts and placement kicks after Matt Keller was injured on Sept. 29 at Clemson … Started the next seven games, working with All-ACC punter Sterling Hofrichter and 2018 Lou Groza Award winner Andre Szmyt ... Initiated a punting operation that paced the ACC in net average (39.3) for the second year in a row ... Key component of a PAT/field-goal unit that was a perfect 61-for-61 on extra points ... Made his collegiate debut at Pittsburgh (10/6) … Had a career-high two tackles at Wake Forest (11/3) ... ACC Honor Roll selection … Named to the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll both semesters.
High School: Center, defensive lineman and long snapper for Coach Walter Hall as a senior at North Schuylkill ... Spent his first three seasons at Blue Mountain High School ... Did not miss an offensive snap in his four-year career ... Named to the 2017 Schuylkill County Football Coaches Association (SCFCA) “Dream Team” … Voted the 2017 SCFCA Offensive Lineman of the Year after leading North Schuylkill to an appearance in the District 11 Class 3A playoffs ... Team captain ... At Blue Mountain, helped the Eagles to a three-year record of 28-4 ... Starting center for the Eagles’ 2016 Eastern Conference Class AAAA Championship team.
Personal: Aaron M. Bolinsky ... Born on September 18, 1999 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania ... Son of Frank and Allison Bolinsky ... One sister ... Earned his bachelor's degree in finance ... Pursing a Master's degree in accounting.
Senior Year (2022): Team captain ... Wuerffel Trophy Nominee ... Snapped for a field goal unit that was a perfect 40-of-40 on PATs and connected on 20 field goals ... Placekicker Andre Szmyt set Syracuse's career scoring, field goals made, field goals attempted and PATs made records this season with Bolinsky as the snapper for 55 games in his career ... Made two solo tackles in punt coverage on the season ... Had tackles against Notre Dame (10/29) and at Pitt (11/5) ... Was awarded the Ray Martino Award for loyalty, perseverance and enthusiasm.
Junior Year (2021): Appeared in every game ... Snapped on punts and field goal/PATs ... Kicker Andre Szmyt was 45-of-52 on kicks in 2021 (PATs and field goals), including a game-winning field goal against Liberty ... Also active in punt coverage with two tackles and played a hand in the Orange recovering a fumble on a punt as one of the first players in on the return man ... Made a tackle against Florida State (10/2), on a play in which Syracuse recovered a fumble ... Had a tackle against Pitt (11/27).
Junior Year (2020): Reliable long snapper who appeared in every game … Snapped for punter Nolan Cooney, who was named an honorable mention All-American by The Athletic … It’s the third-straight season Bolinsky has snapped for an All-American specialist at SU … Snapper for the field goal unit that saw Andre Szmyt connect on 32-of-35 kicks, including a 9-of-11 mark on field goals … Recovered a fumble at North Carolina (9/12).
Sophomore Year (2019): First-string snapper for punts and placement kicks in all 12 games ... Key member of a special teams unit that featured All-America punter Sterling Hofrichter and All-ACC kicker Andre Szmyt ... Helped the Orange punt team lead the ACC for the third consecutive year and finish No. 3 nationally in net average (43.03) ... Assisted a coverage team that ranked fifth in the FBS in punt return yardage defense (1.7 ypr) and set the school single-season record for the fewest punt return yards allowed (17) ... Made one tackle at Liberty (8/31) ... Against Holy Cross (9/21), had one tackle and forced a fumble that was recovered by Tyrell Richards, leading to a Syracuse touchdown ... Named to CoSIDA Academic All-District Team ... Spring 2020 SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll selection.
Freshman Year (2018): Stepped into the role of starting snapper for punts and placement kicks after Matt Keller was injured on Sept. 29 at Clemson … Started the next seven games, working with All-ACC punter Sterling Hofrichter and 2018 Lou Groza Award winner Andre Szmyt ... Initiated a punting operation that paced the ACC in net average (39.3) for the second year in a row ... Key component of a PAT/field-goal unit that was a perfect 61-for-61 on extra points ... Made his collegiate debut at Pittsburgh (10/6) … Had a career-high two tackles at Wake Forest (11/3) ... ACC Honor Roll selection … Named to the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll both semesters.
High School: Center, defensive lineman and long snapper for Coach Walter Hall as a senior at North Schuylkill ... Spent his first three seasons at Blue Mountain High School ... Did not miss an offensive snap in his four-year career ... Named to the 2017 Schuylkill County Football Coaches Association (SCFCA) “Dream Team” … Voted the 2017 SCFCA Offensive Lineman of the Year after leading North Schuylkill to an appearance in the District 11 Class 3A playoffs ... Team captain ... At Blue Mountain, helped the Eagles to a three-year record of 28-4 ... Starting center for the Eagles’ 2016 Eastern Conference Class AAAA Championship team.
Personal: Aaron M. Bolinsky ... Born on September 18, 1999 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania ... Son of Frank and Allison Bolinsky ... One sister ... Earned his bachelor's degree in finance ... Pursing a Master's degree in accounting.
Fran Brown Press Conference | Week 3 vs. Colgate
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