Week 2 of Utah Football found us in sunny California at the LA Coliseum playing the University of Southern California Trojans. There is hugh tradition in this football program. Lots of Heisman Trophy winners and National Championships. We flew into Ontario Airport which was half way in between USC and Lanae and Cachi's where we spent the night. We got to the stadium about 3 hours before game time. It was perfect....we didn't feel rushed and could enjoy the festivities. The area right around the stadium was pretty safe but you got a block or two away and it became really scary. Since Bill was going home on the team plane, Austin, Whitney and I would be finding the car by ourselves in the dark so we opted to pay big time and park right across from the stadium. It was worth it for a little peace of mind!
The game was so exciting. Griff returned punts although they only punted one to him. All the others they kicked away from him. He did play a lot at receiver. It was so much fun to cheer him on. We hung with them the whole game. We were kicking a field goal with 11 seconds left to tie the game and it was blocked. Such a hard defeat, but we showed everyone that we could play with the big boys!
GO UTES!
Oh, one of the highlights for me was that Louis Zamperini was one of the honorary captains of the game. He was an Olympic track athlete that was taken as a prisoner of war in WWII in Japan. I just read the book, "Unbroken" about him. It is an incredible story of human will and survival. He was there and was honored at half time. It brought tears to my eyes to see him standing there at 96 years of age after enduring so much for our country to have the blessings of freedoms that we do.
So fun to be together.....and is Daddy-O standing on his tippy-toes to look taller than Aust or me?
This picture was taken by the Salt Lake Tribune......Griff is such a competitor & great athlete.
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