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...
by Justin Kirk | Mar 16, 2023
Jake and his story was already known nationally before he arrived at USC as a student in 2015. A huge USC Trojans fan growing up, Jake developed a relationship with former Trojans coach Pete Carroll just prior to having surgery that would take away his eyesight in...
by Justin Kirk | Mar 16, 2023
Ju’Juan and his wife, Brandi, are no different than any other parents. When their son was diagnosed with Hodgkin nodular lymphoma in early 2015, the Seider’s became a family on a mission to help Jaden in any way possible to battle his rare form of cancer. Jaden spent...
by Justin Kirk | Mar 16, 2023
Kaleb traveled halfway across the country from Arizona to Pennsylvania to attend college and play football because he was convinced that, no matter what happened with football, he would have an Ivy League education from Penn to fall back on. Little did he know that...
by Justin Kirk | Mar 16, 2023
Mitchell had positioned himself to become a big-time contributor for the Iowa State defense following his redshirt sophomore year in 2014. He had two years of starting at defensive end and also played some snaps inside along the line. He was versatile, experienced and...
