“They say sports is an escape from the real world. When your real world consists of adults endlessly poking needles in you, you need an escape. Cole slipped out of his hospital duds and into BYU gear every time the Cougars were on TV.”
A question facing many collegiate athletes who are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is whether or not they will interrupt their playing careers to serve a mission.
Two stories from Wednesday highlighted football players who have chosen to do so. Future BYU Cougar Austin Chambers was featured by KLAS-TV in Las Vegas as he serves in the Nevada Las Vegas Mission, while Utah freshman Britain Covey discussed with Fox Sports' Bryan Kalbrosky his decision to serve after this season is over.