As USC quarterback Cody Kessler makes his way from the McKay Center locker room to the practice field, he walks by a gallery of plaques honoring Trojans All-Americans.
He always notices one: Frank Gifford.
"It's cool because it's the only one on there that says 'Bakersfield, California,'" Kessler said after Sunday night's practice.
Kessler, like Gifford, came to USC from Bakersfield. He was roommates with Gifford's son, Cody, a former USC walk-on receiver, during Kessler's freshman year.
Kessler, now a fifth-year senior, said he was saddened by news that Frank Gifford died Sunday at the age of 84.