Iowa State defensive end Mitchell Meyers is switching to No. 58 for the fall. Wearing No. 58 was a tradition started last year by former defensive end Cory Morrissey to honor former defensive ends coach Curtis Bray, who passed away in January 2014. File Photo by Nirmalendu Majumdar/Ames Tribune
Every night Curtis Bray would swing by Mitchell Meyer’s room. All Iowa State freshman are on bed check during camp in August.
Every night Bray would pass on a few words of encouragement. It meant a lot to a defensive end just trying to survive his first days in college football.