by Justin Kirk | Mar 16, 2023
Dan was the Director of Football Operations in 2010 when the University of Minnesota hired Jerry Kill as the head coach. O’Brien and coach Kill formed a close relationship over the next few years. As the Golden Gophers prepared for the 2013 Texas Bowl, the team...
by Justin Kirk | Mar 16, 2023
Greg and fellow coach Kim Dameron already had a decade of friendship under their belts when they were the offensive and defensive coordinators at Stephen F. Austin starting in 2001. Each went their separate coaching ways in 2005, but when Kim was hired as the head...
by Justin Kirk | Mar 16, 2023
When Sammie, a former Auburn wide receiver, saw then 12-year-old Kenzie Ray sitting by herself after a game in 2013 as he left the stadium locker room, he didn’t know her story. But he knew that look in her eyes and the big-time talent in the midst of a breakout...
by Justin Kirk | Mar 16, 2023
Levi was back for a visit at his high school alma mater, Midway in Waco, Texas, and was at a football game the first time he met Jacoby Burks and his family. Jacoby battles cerebral palsy and is confined to a wheelchair. Levi didn’t want their chance meeting to be...
by Justin Kirk | Mar 16, 2023
It took Marcus’ doctors three surgeries to finally figure out what the UCLA Bruins defensive back was up against. His condition, Aspergillosis, was extremely rare and deadly. Rios was told that of the 12 previous confirmed cases similar to his, 10 had ultimately died...
