MT. STERLING, Ky. - Montgomery County High School long-snapper Travis Taulbee has settled on nearby Eastern Kentucky University as his college choice. He will sign a National Letter of Intent on Wednesday.
“It’s close to home and a really good program, a winning program,” Taulbee said. “I figured I could further my long-snapping abilities there.”
Taulbee has been a long-snapper since his middle school days in the Montgomery County school system. He was a center and defensive end for the Indians the last three years. He also has been the long-snapper for three years.
Taulbee attended Ray Guy Prokicker.com camps at Purdue and EKU.
“They showed me the proper techniques and how to use my body correctly for the most power,” he said. “I learned a lot from them.”
He also credited Montgomery County assistant Phillip Dettwiller, a former long-snapper at Morehead State, for his development.
Taulbee, who is 6-foot-3 and 250 pounds, committed earlier to Morehead State but decommitted and chose EKU. The Colonels have a long-snapper returning who will be a junior.
“They wanted somebody who could come in and back him up (for two years),” Taulbee said.
