By: Trevor Williams (Washington State Athletic Communications)
Washington State senior center Riley Sorenson has experienced more in the last eight months than many could face in a lifetime.
He's the focal point of the Cougars' offensive line, and many already know his story. His dad suffered a heart attack on the day of the Cougars' Sun Bowl victory against Miami, and passed away a few days later. And as if that wasn't jarring enough, it all occurred during his mom's battle with cancer that ended when she passed away in May.
Enough to throw anyone, let alone a 330-pound Pac-12 lineman off the tracks, Sorenson faced the battle head-on, even when life gave him another tough test, in being diagnosed with testicular cancer just days after his mom's funeral; a battle that he didn't have to face alone.