Adversity makes quarterbacks, and no, this is not adversity. This is a life that's too good to be true.
His high school, nestled west of San Rafael Bay, California, resembles a tropical oasis. Kids eat lunch outdoors at Marin Catholic...on leather cushions...on pristine wooden benches...covered by navy awnings.
Jared Goff glides through his old hallways with a few of his best friends just like old times, past the site of "Saladgate," right to the class of 2013 headshots. There's Goff, grinning, bow tie 'n' all.
He walks outside. Far behind an end zone, there's a parking structure that is an architectural masterpiece.