It is one thing to be a leader, a reliable presence on the football field, but when a truly life-threatening situation arises, that’s when true strength shows.
Boise State already trusted safety Kekoa Nawahine to be someone to lean on when things aren’t always going well. And Nawahine thought he knew how to handle adversity — but recovering after losing a game is nothing like what he and his family faced in May.
While he was training in Arizona during the offseason, his mother, Sheryl, suffered a stroke. She had the only car, so his father, Kaleo, had to call an Uber for Kekoa to get to her.