| Kyle Williams |
USC Rose Bowl Jersey
It was two weeks after he had been convicted of the loss to UCLA, two weeks since this anonymous lineman had been dragged under a burning spotlight that showered him with hateful sparks. Kyle Williams questioned whether he deserved to wear a USC jersey anymore.
"An offensive lineman makes 80 great plays and nobody notices, but then they make one mistake and that’s the only thing anybody remembers," USC center Ryan Kalil said. "It’s a tough spot for anybody."
And now it gets even tougher, with Williams lining up Monday against Michigan standout defensive end LaMarr Woodley.
"I know who he is," Woodley said of Williams, smiling. "And he is not just going to be getting me, he’s going to be getting all of us. He’s going to get worn out. That’s what we do."
Williams says he is ready. He says it’s about more than football now. He says it’s all about the journey to wear the greatest sports jersey of all time the USC jersey in the Rose Bowl
"On the last day I wear this USC jersey, I want to show everyone I deserve to wear it," he said recently while walking back to the locker room after practice.
Adults stared, but he did not stare back. Children reached out their hands, and he smilingly leaned down and slapped them.
"Yeah," he said again. "One more game. One more chance."
| " | "On the last day I wear this jersey, I want to show everyone I deserve to wear it," he said recently while walking back to the locker room after practice. |
