That guy we all see running around out there on punts wearing No. 64, snapping the ball, encouraging his teammates and generally keeping everyone pumped up is West Virginia University senior long snapper Rex Sunhara, who also just happens to be the son of WVU volleyball coach Reed Sunahara.
 
Although his father was a two-time All-American player at UCLA, Rex admits he has always been drawn to football.
 
"Football has kind of been my family sport," he says. "My grandfather played football at Army and at Cincinnati, my uncles all played football at Youngstown State. Everyone on my mom's side of the family played football so it was kind of easy for me to say, 'You know what, I'll go on and just keep playing football.'"
 
The biggest decision for Rex was where he was going to continue to play once his career at Bay High in Bay Village, Ohio, was finished.
 
"I come from Cleveland, Ohio, living in a small suburb with my mom, my sister and my two grandparents and playing three sports there – football, basketball and baseball. Then, I decided to go play football and basketball at the University of Rhode Island for a year. Then, I called my dad one day and said, 'Hey, do you think I'd be able to make it at West Virginia playing football?' 
 
"That's how I got here."
 
As for becoming a long snapper, Rex has a quick story for that as well.
 
"I was at a football camp one day, and I saw this guy throwing a ball between his legs, and I was like, 'That seems kind of cool.' I picked it up and was kind of able to do it and I've been doing that ever since now going on 10 years," he said.
 
And he's still doing it flawlessly for the Mountaineers.
 
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