LSU Deep Snapper Blake Ferguson Named To SEC Community Service Team

LSU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS
For Immediate Release - November 28, 2018

LSU’S BLAKE FERGUSON NAMED TO SEC COMMUNITY SERVICE TEAM

BATON ROUGE – LSU long snapper Blake Ferguson has been selected to represent the Tigers on the 2018 Southeastern Conference Football Community Service Team, the league office announced on Wednesday.

One player from each of the 14 SEC institutions is selected to represent their team on the SEC Football Community Service Team.

Ferguson, a junior from Buford, Georgia, continues to be active in community service events, in particular those involving diabetes research. He has been heavily involved over the past year with the American Diabetes Association. Ferguson is a type 1 diabetic having been diagnosed with the disease as an eighth grader in January of 2011.

Last spring, Ferguson was invited to Washington D.C. by the American Diabetes Association to participate in the “Call to Congress”, which helped raise awareness as well as federal dollars for diabetes research.

Among Ferguson’s other community service endeavors include serving as counselor and guest speaker at a youth diabetes camp in Baton Rouge over the summer. Most recently, Ferguson took part in the JDRF “Walk for the Cure” on the LSU campus. JDRF is the leading global organization funding Type 1 diabetes.

Ferguson, who graduated in May of 2018 with a degree in marketing, is currently pursuing a master’s degree in business administration. Ferguson graduated with a 3.5 grade point average has been named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll three times.

Ferguson serves as the chair of the SEC Football Leadership Council and has traveled to Birmingham and Destin, Florida, to take part in meetings with the leadership of the SEC and league institutions.

Among Ferguson’s other accomplishments in 2018 include being a nominee for the All-State Good Works Team as well as the Wuerffel Trophy.

Ferguson is a three-year starting long snapper for the Tigers, following in the footsteps of his older brother Reid, who held the same position at LSU for four years. Reid is currently the starting long snapper for the Buffalo Bills in the NFL.