The irony of the timing of the commitment of Cardinal Gibbons snapper Trey DuBuc was not lost on USF fans. DuBuc made the trip up from Fort Lauderdale to Tampa to watch the Bulls play. In the game, the Bulls gave up a safety on a bad snap from the snapper on a punt attempt out of their own end zone.
DuBuc's father is also the head coach at Cardinal Gibbons, Matt DuBuc. Trey is just the fourth commitment for the Bulls for the 2023 cycle in what is expected to be a small high school class. The talented snapper explained why he made the decision to jump in with the Bulls and head coach Jeff Scott's plan and special teams coach Daniel Da Prato..
"I love the whole coaching staff, I love the culture that coach Scott is trying to build and I can see it and which is one of the main reasons I committed," he said. "Coach Da Prato has shown me so much love from the second he was recruiting me until now and he is one of the best special teams coordinators in college football, and I wanted to be a part of that. I can’t wait to be a Bull!"
DuBuc this summer with long snapping guru and coach Chris Rubio (Trey DuBuc/Twitter)
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Saturday's game at Raymond James Stadium was the third visit for DuBuc to South Florida including a game last year and a campus visit for a junior day back in March. The facilities and the long-term plan for the Bulls program played into his decision.
"I love the campus and the facilities, I can’t wait to see the new indoor facility and stadium they are going to build," he said.
DuBuc said his whole family is on board with his decision to commit and his future in Tampa.
"My whole family loved my reaction because they know that I am extremely happy and really excited to be a Bull," he said.
Rubio Long Snapping has has DuBuc ranked as the 12th long snapper in the 2023 class.
