Courtesy Jody Erickson
Jody and David Erickson, far right, enjoy Utah's 35-27 win over BYU Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018, with their children. The couple will travel to the Utes first appearance in the Pac-12 Championship game this week thanks to the generosity of BYU and Utah fans, who came together at the suggestion of a BYU fan.
SALT LAKE CITY – In another life, Jason Poulsen would have burned with envy as he watched Utah football fans celebrating the Utes first trip to the Pac-12 Championship game on social media.
But, because the longtime BYU fan was changed by life’s cruelty and grace, by the way being human shatters and remakes us, he did something so unusual, most people didn’t believe he was serious.