Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-20@ LSU | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-21vs Wisconsin | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 12 | W 28-20vs Nebraska | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | — | — | — |
#31
Hank Pepper
Senior long snapper for USC. 2024: 3 tackles.
6′1″ · 215 lb · Chandler, AZ
Recruiting
3★
LS recruit
No. 2406 nationally · Signed with Michigan State
Last played in 2024.
His full recruiting profileThe story
Senior long snapper for USC. 2024: 3 tackles.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Michigan State in 2021.
- Transferred from Michigan State to USC in 2024.
Hank Pepper
Hank Pepper has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. In 2024 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-Big Ten. The receipt: 2 tackles against Nebraska — Week 12, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
20213 games
- Signed with Michigan State3-star out of Chandler
20243 games
- Entered the portal
- All-Big Ten
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
2 coaches2021
Donte Williams
USC
Coaching transition mid-career: Donte Williams → Lincoln Riley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Game log
2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021Michigan State11-2HC: Mel Tucker · Run-leaning
2022Michigan State5-7HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced
2023Michigan State4-8HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced
2024USC7-6HC: Lincoln Riley · Pass-leaning
Awards
A three-star recruit at long snapper for USC -- now graded as All-Conference caliber.
A long snapper doesn't show up in a box score. Here's what actually tells you whether he's good.
All-Conference caliberThree-star HS recruit
The battery
USC’s specialists
- #47Devin McDonoughLong snapper · Jr.
- #31Hank PepperLong snapper · Sr.
- #53Luke BrownLong snapper · Fr.
- #80Sam JohnsonPunter · Sr.23 punts · 42 avg · 9 inside the 20
- #36Rey SanchezPunter · Jr.
- #48Ryon SayeriPunter · Fr.
- #93William WeisbergPunter · Fr.
- #45Caden ChittendenKicker · So.
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology