The following is a small sampling of the stories behind some of the cutouts featured in the stands at Autzen Stadium for football games this fall.
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My cutout represents how big of an Oregon Ducks football fan I am. Since I am not able to cheer on the Ducks in person, I am so excited to 'be' in Autzen this season! Go Ducks!
As a kid, playing for the Ducks was the ultimate goal. Everything changed in 2009, when I was 11. I was diagnosed with Friedreich's Ataxia (FA). According to curefa.org, "FA is a debilitating, life-shortening, degenerative neuro-muscular disorder.