There was something driving him besides the need to see if he could get out of bed.
DeShaun Foster had spent the previous afternoon at UCLA Medical Center, his viral symptoms forcing the star freshman into isolation at the team hotel in Pasadena the night before the 1998 cross-town rivalry football game.
Some chicken soup and about five hours of sleep did wonders for his sore throat. Maybe the best high school running back to ever come out of Orange County woke up ready to devour the college that had only wanted him if he would play defensive back.