by Justin Kirk | Mar 16, 2023
C.J. is one of those individuals who doesn’t have an inherent big-stage bone in his body. After all, his chosen position on a college football field for the University of Nebraska was fullback. The best fullbacks embrace life in the shadows. Diversely talented, but...
by Justin Kirk | Mar 16, 2023
Like plenty of boys from Texas, Case dreamed of playing big-time college football one day. Unfortunately Case wasn’t like most other boys. That didn’t stop Case from dreaming. At the age of four, Case was diagnosed with a form of the rare disease scleroderma. The type...
by Justin Kirk | Mar 16, 2023
Chuck, Stony Brook’s veteran head coach of more than a decade, was more than willing to make a difference in the life of a rare disease patient when a former college football teammate asked him for a favor that didn’t require anything more than saying yes. Chuck’s...
by Justin Kirk | Mar 16, 2023
As the head football coach at first Florida State and then Texas A&M, Jimbo is all about winning and finding ways to overcome obstacles to win. Ever since his youngest son, Ethan, was diagnosed with the rare blood disorder Fanconi anemia in 2011, what it means to...
by Justin Kirk | Mar 16, 2023
During the offseason between his junior and senior year at the University of Utah, the versatile linebacker/defensive end saw his world turned upside down when Trevor and his wife Jessica found out their 11-month old daughter, Shayn, was diagnosed with kidney cancer....