Jake Olson has long been considered an honorary member of the USC Trojans football team, but now he no longer has to use the word "honorary."

A walk-on long snapper and a freshman at the University of Southern California (USC), Olson needed the NCAA to clear to him to play football because he is blind, ESPN reported.

Tomorrow I walk out onto Howard Jones field not as a fan or honorary member, but as a player for the USC Trojans! #fighton

— Jake Olson (@jakethesnakeo) September 15, 2015

But on Tuesday, he attended his first football practice and will now work toward getting into a regular season game.

Today will be Jake Olson's first practice as an official member of the USC Football team. #FightOn https://t.co/tJL48iHMSd — USC Trojans (@USC_Athletics) September 15, 2015

Blind USC long-snapper @jakethesnakeo at work. #FightOn pic.twitter.com/6ifCBiMBie

— USC Trojans (@USC_Athletics) September 15, 2015

Proving anything is possible, Jake Olson cannot help but inspire his USC teammates. #FightOn pic.twitter.com/HHfCl32KRh — USC Trojans (@USC_Athletics) September 15, 2015

ESPN documented Olson's story in 2013 (videos below) when he was a senior in high school at Orange Lutheran. He was born with retinoblastoma, a rare form of cancer that caused doctors to remove his left eye by the time Olson was 10 months old. 12 years later, doctors told the Olson family Jake would need his right eye removed as well.

As ESPN chronicled in 2013, Olson spent his last days with sight visiting the USC Trojans football team. He was given full star treatment: riding to the game on the bus and sitting next to Pete Carroll - the head coach at the time - and getting sideline and locker room access.

Even after his surgery, Olson stayed close with the Trojans football program. When he was accepted to USC, and was successful as a long snapper in high school on extra points, head coach Steve Sarkisian vowed to find a place for Olson on the team.

On his official Trojans bio page, USC noted Olson will not experience any contact in practice. Thanks to the Swim With Mike's Physically Challenged Athletes Scholarship Fund, Olson will attend USC on a scholarship that will not count against the NCAA's limit of 85 for football teams.

Off the field, Olson relies on a guide dog named Quebec to get around, but on the field it is his teammates that gladly assume the responsibility.