Porter Gustin, a Salem Hills High alumnus, has been compared to a superhero by his coach — and there’s no wonder.
“There’s a reason he looks like a Marvel superhero,” USC coach Clay Helton told Sports Illustrated. “He looks like a cross between Captain America and the Incredible Hulk.”
An interesting S.I. article delved into how the former Utah prep star sustains his superheroic-like stature. The 6-foot-5, 265-pound edge-rushing team captain hasn’t eaten a candy bar nor ingested a carbonated soda in a decade, and inhales 10,000 calories a day of greenish shakes with sweet potatoes.